ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360187
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| Date: | Monday 11 July 1994 |
| Time: | 07:48 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150G |
| Owner/operator: | Windwalker Aviation |
| Registration: | N3003S |
| MSN: | 15066903 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8985 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tucson, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED WITH ABOUT 8 GALLONS OF USABLE FUEL TO DO A SERIES OF TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS FOR AN HOUR IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA. AFTER THE EIGHTH LANDING AND DURING THE CLIMB OUT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY AND THE LEFT WING TANK WAS DAMAGED WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE.
Probable Cause: AN ENGINE POWER LOSS FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA280
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 18:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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