ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366144
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| Date: | Sunday 23 September 1990 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Metrolina Flying Club, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5BW |
| MSN: | 15069426 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albemarle, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Asheboro, NC (W44) |
| Charlotte, NC (8A6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD PLANNED A CROSS COUNTRY SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, WITH INTERMEDIATE STOPS FOR FUEL. AT THE FIRST STOP HE ONLY PURCHASED A LIMITED AMOUNT OF FUEL BECAUSE OF THE HIGH PRICE. HE DID NOT PURCHASE FUEL AT THE SECOND STOP. ON THE FINAL LEG OF THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT, HE FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, DAMAGING THE AIRPLANE. NO FUEL WAS FOUND ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, AND THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED EXHAUSTING HIS FUEL SUPPLY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S NOT OBTAINING AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY FOR HIS PLANNED FLIGHT, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90LA178
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 17:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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