ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385376
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 October 2000 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Levi Robinson |
| Registration: | N704ST |
| MSN: | 15078844 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1495 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Haverford Twp., PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | West Chester, PA (N99 |
| Toughkenamon, PA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he departed with about 7 or 8 gallons of fuel on board; however, he was not certain how long he had been in flight. The pilot reported the airplane 'ran out of gas' while searching for an airport at night, and he performed a forced landing into trees. The airplane came to rest about 150 feet into a quarry and was not recovered. The airplane's last annual inspection was about 13 months prior to the accident. The pilot's most recent Federal Aviation Administration medical certificate was dated about 13 years prior to the accident. He reported 200 hours of total flight experience at that time.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's inability to locate the airport. A factor in this accident was the dark night conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC01LA003
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2024 17:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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