ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140554
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| Date: | Monday 26 December 2011 |
| Time: | 10:21 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N22565 |
| MSN: | 15068366 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4668 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental 0-200 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Artella Drive, south Knoxville, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Knoxville, TN |
| Knoxville, TN (TN98) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, about 300 feet above ground level, a total engine power loss occurred. The pilot attempted to restart the engine unsuccessfully and performed a forced landing into trees. The wings and fuselage of the airplane were substantially damaged. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the fuel tanks remained intact and were not breached and that each tank contained about 2 gallons of fuel. The airplane was equipped with two 19-gallon wing tanks with a total fuel capacity of 38 gallons, of which 35 gallons were usable. Examination of the engine revealed that no fuel was present in the fuel lines or the fuel separator. There was no evidence of preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2011 10:05 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 26-Dec-2011 12:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2012 21:58 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2012 13:19 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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