ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368190
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1989 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronauctical Academy, Inc |
| Registration: | N60847 |
| MSN: | 15070616 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4374 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Pierce, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sarasota, FL (KSRQ) |
| (KFPR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS RTRNG FROM A X-COUNTRY FLT, WHEN HE ADVISED TOWER PSNL THAT HE 'JUST RAN OUT OF FUEL & WILL BE LANDING JUST SHORT OF THE RUWAY.' RPRTDLY, THERE WAS AN AGRICULTURAL GROVE IN THAT AREA. THE PLT RPRTD THAT HE LANDED IN A DRAINAGE 'CANAL' TO AVOID A 'HUT IN THE GROVE.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE TERRAIN (ROUGH/UNEVEN) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA89LA223
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 08:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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