ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36689
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| Date: | Sunday 24 March 1996 |
| Time: | 17:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Irene K. Coyman |
| Registration: | N5587G |
| MSN: | 15071087 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7889 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Warwick, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Montgomery, NY |
| (N72) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/owner and a certified flight instructor (CFI) flew a 1 hour training flight and terminated at another airport. The CFI deplaned to fly with another pilot, while the accident pilot departed for her home field, about 14 miles to the south. About 40 minutes later, witnesses observed the airplane about 100 feet above the ground and heard the engine sputtering. The airplane crashed in a wooded area, about 1 mile southwest of the destination airport. Two large fields were located on both sides of the wooded area. Examination of the fuselage revealed no preimpact failure of the airframe, and the flaps were found retracted. The engine was test run satisfactorily. The wing fuel tanks were not ruptured; the right tank contained 1.25 gallons; and the left tank contained .58 gallons of fuel. The owner's manual listed 3.5 gallons of fuel unusable. The pilot had not flown in 4 months, and about 47 months had elapsed since her last biennial flight review. Also, 15 months had elapsed since the airplane's last annual inspection. The CFI did not review the pilot's or airplane's log books, or verify fuel quantity, prior to the first flight.
Probable Cause: the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A related factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96FA078
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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