Cessna 150L N11872

Summary

On 17 August 1987 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N11872 was involved in an accident near Danville, Virginia, 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

17 August 1987 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

36.5799, -79.3994

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N11872

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

South Boston → Danville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO87LA055

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 ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL X-COUNTRY FLT FROM CHESAPEAKE, VA. TO SOUTH BOSTON, VA. TO ASHLAND, VA. WITH A RETURN TO CHESAPEAKE. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE STUDENT PLT PERFORMED THE ACFT PREFLT AND INFORMED THE CFI THAT THE ACFT WAS TOPPED OFF. UPON ARRIVAL AT SOUTH BOSTON (THE PLANNED FUEL STOP) IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT NO FUEL WAS AVAILABLE DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF LINE PERSONNEL. THE CFI DETERMINED ENOUGH FUEL REMAINED TO FLY TO DANVILLE, VA. (25 NM AWAY) AND REFUEL THERE. FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED APRX 4 MILES FROM DANVILLE. THE ACFT STALLED AT AN ALT OF APRX 30 FT AGL AS THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR A ROW OF TREES DURING THE FORCED LANDING. POST ACCIDENT EXAM REVEALED 1 CUP OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE ACFT SYSTEM. INSPECTION OF REFUELING RECORDS SHOWED THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN 1.5 HOURS SINCE IT HAD BEEN REFUELED PRIOR TO THIS FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.