Cessna 150J N61327

Summary

On 11 April 1983 at about 03:15 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N61327 was involved in an accident near San Jose, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 April 1983 at 03:15

Classification

Accident

Location

San Jose, California, United States

Coordinates

37.3097, -121.9296

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N61327

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grover City → San Jose

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX83LA198

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT WAS RENTED FOR A X-COUNTRY FLT FORM SAN JOSE, CA TO SAN LUIS OBISPO & GROVER CITY, CA, THEN RETURN TO SAN JOSE. THE PLT DEPARTED SAN JOSE WITH FULL FUEL TANKS. AT SAN LUIS OBISPO, 5.3 GAL WAS PURCHASED; HOWEVER, NO FUEL WAS OBTAINED AT GROVER CITY. ON THE RETURN FLT, THE ACFT LOST POWER & WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT, APRX 2 MI FROM THE DESTINATION ARPT. DURING A POST-CRASH EXAM, ONLY 2.5 TO 3 GAL OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE FUEL TANKS. ACCORDING TO THE FLT MANUAL, THE USABLE FUEL CAPACITY WAS 26 GAL, OF WHICH, 3.5 GAL WAS UNUSABLE. AT 7 GAL/HR, THE ACFT WOULD HAVE CONSUMED 27.8 GAL OF FUEL IN 3.97 HRS. ACCORDING TO THE ACFT FLT HR RECORDING METER, THE PLANE HAD FLOWN 4 HRS AFTER DEPARTING SAN JOSE. THE PLT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES WERE INDICATING APRX 1/4 & 1/2 FULL WHEN THE ENG LOST POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.