Plane Crash List

Cessna 150K N5907G

30 April 1994 · Hollis, New Hampshire, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 30 April 1994 at about 23:48 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N5907G, operated by Whitney, Eric N., was involved in an accident near Hollis, New Hampshire, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 23:48
Classification
Accident
Location
Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Nearest airport
Boire Field (ASH)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 150K
Registration
N5907G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Whitney, Eric N.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hillsboro → Nashua
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
BFO94LA081

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to detect contaminated fuel which resulted in fuel starvation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on approach, 3 miles from the airport, when the engine lost power. He attempted to do a forced landing in a field, but struck trees short of it. Examination of the airplane revealed contaminated fuel throughout the fuel system from the tanks to the carburetor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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