ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366170
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| Date: | Thursday 20 September 1990 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Precision Techniques |
| Registration: | N10797 |
| MSN: | 15075048 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palm Springs, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Riverside, CA (KRAL) |
| Palm Springs, CA (PSP | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT PLANNED TO PRACTICE FLYING USING INSTRUMENTS, AND HE HAD A SAFETY PILOT ACCOMPANY HIM. DURING THE FLIGHT ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT A NEARBY AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT, SO HE LANDED NEARBY ON DESSERT TERRAIN. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A BERM. THE PLOT SUBSEQUENTLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF 'FUEL STARVATION.' THE PILOT HAD 57 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THE CESSNA AIRPLANE, AND HE HAD BEEN A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT FOR TWO MONTHS.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PREPARATION, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA327
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 February 1994 | N10797 | Romac, Inc. | 0 | Ocean Springs, MS | |
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| 20-Mar-2024 18:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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