ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358145
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| Date: | Sunday 15 October 1995 |
| Time: | 20:34 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Long Beach Flying Club |
| Registration: | N704QJ |
| MSN: | 15078787 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9471 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brea, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas, NV (KGVT) |
| Long Beach, CA (KLGB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly before the accident, the pilot contacted Fullerton ATCT and requested assistance in finding the airport. Transcripts of air-to-ground communications and verbal statements from the controllers indicated that the pilot seemed disoriented. The pilot reported losing engine power at a point about 8 miles east of the airport. The airplane collided with power lines during a forced landing. The aircraft recovery firm who picked up the aircraft reported that the fuel system was intact. Two gallons of fuel was drained from the right tank, and about 4 ounces from the left. The pilot said that a higher than anticipated fuel consumption was due to insufficient mixture leaning and the use of a higher rpm setting than planned in order to maintain a desired airspeed.
Probable Cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper leaning procedures and his failure to use the performance charts in the pilot operating handbook to determine fuel consumption rates for the selected cruise power setting.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA011
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 June 2000 | N704QJ | Valley Flight Center | 0 | EL MONTE, California | |
sub |
| 13 November 2019 | N704QJ | Private | 0 | Red Rock, Arizona | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2024 10:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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