ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225577
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| Date: | Sunday 26 May 2019 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8746S |
| MSN: | 15062046 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5372 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE of Garberville Airport (O16), Garberville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Garberville, CA (O16) |
| Garberville, CA (O16) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane contained 6 gallons of fuel before he departed to conduct three touch-and-go takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. He did not add additional fuel because the airport's fuel pump was inoperative. The pilot completed one landing and was departing again when, after reaching about 100 to 200 ft above ground level, the engine lost total power. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted a tree and came to rest in a heavily vegetated area, resulting in substantial damage. The airplane had an unusable fuel level of 3.5 gallons. Given the fuel quantity before the flight, it is possible that the loss of engine power was the result of fuel exhaustion; however, the airplane was not examined after the accident and the amount of fuel onboard at the time of the accident could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19LA155
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2019 23:22 | Geno | Added |
| 28-May-2019 23:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Sep-2019 07:49 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2022 09:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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