ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292475
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 2006 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Jn Aviation |
| Registration: | N50970 |
| MSN: | 15069681 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandstone, Minnesota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rush City Regional Airport, MN (KROS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The single-engine airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing after a loss of engine power. The pilot reported that after about one hour of flight during a night cross-country flight, the engine began to run rough. The pilot reported that he pulled the carburetor heat on, and the engine ran normally for about 1-5 minutes. He reported that the engine lost power without any warning indications. He executed a forced landing to a field, but the airplane "ground looped" during the rollout. The inspection of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks had minimal fuel in the tanks. No fuel leaks were observed and no fuel was visible on the ground. The Hobbs meter indicated that the airplane was flown 4.9 hours since the last time the airplane was filled with fuel. The airplane held 26 gallons of fuel with 22.5 gallons useable.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI06CA107
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 19:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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