Cessna 150M N3206V

Summary

On 1 August 1999 at about 17:54 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N3206V was involved in an accident near Greenville, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 August 1999 at 17:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Greenville-Donaldson Cen (GYH)

Coordinates

34.8500, -82.3999

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N3206V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Myrtle Beach → Greenville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA209

1 person had minor injuries.

A total loss of engine power while in descent for landing due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to properly plan and load the fuel required, and the subsequent collision with the terrain during a forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated he left his origination airport with a topped off left wing tank and 1/4 to 1/2 showing on the right wing tank. At about 3 miles from his destination, at about 1,500 feet agl, the engine vibrated and quit. The pilot tried to glide to an off duty runway but collided with a dirt embankment short of the runway. About 3 quarts of fuel were drained from the airplane's total fuel system, postcrash, and no evidence of any precrash fuel leakage could be found.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.