Cessna 150 N4503U

Summary

On 9 August 1988 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N4503U, operated by William E. Johnson, was involved in an accident near MacOmb, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 August 1988 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

MacOmb, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

37.0998, -92.4796

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N4503U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William E. Johnson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Buffalo → Mountain Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC88LA153

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 HAD BEEN FLOWN 235 NAUTICAL MILES THE PREVIOUS DAY WITHOUT RE-FUELING. THE PIC STATED HE THOUGHT THAT HE COULD REACH HIS NEXT FUEL STOP WITHOUT REFUELING AT THE DEPARTURE ARPT. THE PIC STATED HE FLEW THE ACFT IN THAT GEN DIRCTN FOR ABT 1 HOUR. AT THE END OF THE HR, THE PIC STATED THAT THE ENG QUIT AND A LNDG WAS MADE TO AN OPEN FIELD. THE PIC FURTHER STATED HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHK THE FUEL TANKS FOR QUANTITY BEFORE THE FLIGHT, ASSUMING THE 60 NM FLT WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE QUANTITY HE THOUGHT WAS AVAILABLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.