Cessna 150M N714FB

Summary

On 1 June 1998 at about 04:18 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N714FB was involved in an accident near Newton, Kansas, 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

1 June 1998 at 04:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Newton, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.0392, -97.3392

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N714FB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita → Concordia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI98LA185

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Related factors were the pilot became disoriented and a dark night.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was conducting a round-robin cross country solo night flight with several airport destinations in his plan. He discussed his plan with his flight instructor prior to the initial departure. The instructor approved the plan without additional comment. The student became disoriented and fuel exhaustion occurred while he was attempting to reach an alternate destination airport with assistance from another pilot. The student said that he should have added fuel at one of the stops and also contacted his instructor. An examination of the airplane post accident revealed only unusable fuel remaining and no other mechanical anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.