ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364519
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| Date: | Monday 16 September 1991 |
| Time: | 15:42 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Eagle Flight Center |
| Registration: | N714RK |
| MSN: | 15079373 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hillsboro, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Medford, OR (KMFR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT REFUELED AT HIS FIRST STOP ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, RATHER THAN AT THE SECOND STOP AS RECOMMENDED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. AS HE WAS APPROACHING TO LAND AT HIS FINAL DESTINATION, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN TREES ABOUT ONE HALF MILE FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT LESS THAN ONE GALLON OF FUEL WAS REMAINING IN EACH OF THE TWO WING TANKS. UNUSABLE FUEL FOR THIS AIRCRAFT WAS 3.5 GALLONS.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA239
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 15:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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