Cessna 150K N6287G
9 August 1987 · Mansfield, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1987 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N6287G, operated by Richard L. Bourland, was involved in an accident near Mansfield, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mansfield, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.5603, -97.1103
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150K
- Registration
- N6287G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard L. Bourland
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Paris → Ft. Worth
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87LA191
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION AND MADE A FORCED LANDING A FEW MILES SHORT OF HIS PLANNED DESTINATION. HIS PREFLIGHT TRIP PLANNING, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, IF FOLLOWED CORRECTLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ADEQUATE FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PLANNED CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THIS PLAN CALLED FOR FULL FUEL UPON DEPARTURE AND A DIRECT FLIGHT FROM POINT TO POINT ALONG THE PLANNED ROUTE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED WITHOUT TOPPING THE FUEL TANKS WHICH WERE FILLED TO A TOTAL OF AT LEAST FIVE GALLONS LESS THAN THEIR COMBINED CAPACITY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150H | Tinley Park, Illinois, United States | Alan D. Gjerbe | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150H | Cumberland, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150M | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | J. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Cessna 150F | Fremont, Missouri, United States | Ruth Nickie | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182P | Refugio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1987 | Cessna 185 | Burnet, Texas, United States | James Bath | No injuries | - |