Cessna 150J N50495

Summary

On 13 September 1999 at about 00:40 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N50495, operated by Classic Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Frisco, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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 September 1999 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Frisco, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Frisco Municipal (DDJ)

Coordinates

33.1393, -96.8091

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N50495

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Classic Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Frisco → Addison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA257

Nobody was injured.

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to refuel the airplane. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Following a touch and go landing, the airplane was climbing out when, at about 200 to 300 feet above the ground, the engine lost power. During the forced landing in a field covered by tall grass, the nose landing gear dug into the ground, and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest in the inverted position. The owner stated that there was no evidence of fuel leakage under the wings, and he was not able to smell fuel at the accident site. According to the airplane's hour meter, the airplane had flown for 3.2 hours since its last fuel servicing. The 1,060-hour flight instructor reported that he did not visually check the fuel quantity prior to the flight, since the student receiving instruction reported to him that the fuel tanks were 'half full.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.