ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379809
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| Date: | Thursday 29 March 1984 |
| Time: | 03:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N11273 |
| MSN: | 15075290 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2657 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Boston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Longview, TX (07F) |
| Texark, TX (21TX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON-RATED PLT/OWNER WAS FLYING AT NIGHT WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL QUANITY WAS LOW. ABOUT 15 MINS LATER, THE ENG LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. DURING AN EMERGENCY NIGHT LANDING, THE ACFT STRUCK SEVERAL TREE STUMPS & WAS DAMAGED. POLICE OFFICERS REPORTED FINDING SEVERAL EMPTY & FULL CANS OF BEER & A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN THE CABIN OF THE ACFT. DURING QUESTIONING, THE POLICE NOTICED THAT THE 2 OCCUPANTS APPEARED TO BE SLIGHTLY INTOXICATED. ALSO, A CONVENIENCE STORE EMPLOYEE NOTED THE SMELL OF ALCOHOL WHILE THE 2 OCCUPANTS WAS IN THE STORE. THE OWNER/PLT HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A STUDENT LICENSE, BUT HAD NO CURRENT LICENSE OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW84LA188
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 09:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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