Cessna 150L N18181

Summary

On 13 January 1996 at about 04:33 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N18181 was involved in an accident near Sun City, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 January 1996 at 04:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Sun City, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N18181

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Lauderdale → Tampa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL96LA034

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Darkness was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, about three hours into the flight, he experienced a complete loss of engine power. He selected a nearby state highway and attempted an emergency landing. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with a utility pole. During an examination of the airplane, no fuel was recovered from the left fuel tank, and approximately one gallon of fuel was recovered from the right tank. The engine performed properly during an operational check.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.