ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359570
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| Date: | Sunday 13 November 1994 |
| Time: | 19:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150K |
| Owner/operator: | Valley Flight Center |
| Registration: | N6110K |
| MSN: | 15077531 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4764 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Monte, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas, NV (KLAS) |
| (KEMT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS DUAL PRIMARY STUDENT WERE COMPLETING A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND IN THE PROCESS OF LETTING DOWN FOR PATTERN ENTRY AT EL MONTE WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A NIGHT FORCED LANDING IN A DRY RIVERBED AND COLLIDED WITH GROUND OBSTRUCTIONS DURING TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE BY A SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR. COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LINE OR TANK LEAKAGE. THE FUEL TANK VENT SYSTEM WAS NOT BLOCKED AND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SIPHONING WAS OBSERVED ON THE UPPER SURFACES OF THE WINGS. ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Probable Cause: fuel exhaustion due to the failure of both pilots to ensure that an adequate supply was on board prior to departure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA034
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 12:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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