ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354337
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| Date: | Friday 12 June 1998 |
| Time: | 21:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N10519 |
| MSN: | 15074901 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4873 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taft, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Corpus Christi, TX (CRP |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane impacted a power line and a tree during a forced landing following a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The 72-hour private pilot did not verify the amount of fuel on board the airplane during the pre-flight inspection. When the engine lost power, the pilot initiated a forced landing to a road. However, he misjudged the landing, and the airplane contacted a power line and a tree short of the intended landing site. The airplane then impacted the ground, slid approximately 15 feet, and came to rest upright in the driveway of a residence. Approximately 1 quart of fuel was drained from the airplane's fuel system following the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that there was adequate fuel for the planned flight on board the airplane during the preflight inspection which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's misjudgment of the glide distance during the forced landing which resulted in the airplane impacting objects short of the intended landing site.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA268
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 13:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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