ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385885
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| Date: | Saturday 19 May 2001 |
| Time: | 11:52 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Hal Darley |
| Registration: | N5854E |
| MSN: | 1735A |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3535 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental 0200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Griffin, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Griffin, GA (8GA9) |
| Griffin, GA (8GA9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after takeoff the engine lost power. During emergency landing , the airplane collided with two fences before coming to a stop. No fuel was found in the left tank. There was 3/4 inch of fuel in the right fuel tank. According to the pilots operating handbook the unusable fuel quantity is 3.5 gallons. No mechanical malfunction of the engine was found.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning for the flight that resulted in the fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL01LA056
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 08:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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