ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367792
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 October 1989 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Sunrise Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N642EZ |
| MSN: | 15074225 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marana, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sedona, AZ (KSEZ) |
| Tucson, AZ (KTUS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO THE PILOT'S HOME HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND HEADWINDS WHICH INCREASED THE DURATION OF FLIGHT TIME TO OVER THREE HOURS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST AND THE FUEL GAGES REGISTERED 'EMPTY.' THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD & COLLIDED WITH CACTUS.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY JUDGE HIS FUEL SUPPLY, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA011
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 October 2011 | N642EZ | Private | 0 | Concordia Parish Airport (0R4), Vidalia, Louisiana | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 18:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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