Cessna 152 N6107Q

Summary

On 18 September 2000 at about 05:05 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6107Q, operated by Royal Air, was involved in an accident near Blanchard, Louisiana, United States. One person was 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

18 September 2000 at 05:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Blanchard, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

32.5998, -93.8608

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6107Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Royal Air

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Altus → Shreveport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW00LA260

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's failure to refuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the dark night light conditions and 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

The 39-hour student pilot was making a non-endorsed night solo cross-country flight. During the return flight, the pilot 'went further south than had planned', became 'lost' and was radar vectored to his destination. Approximately 10 miles north of the destination airport, at 2,000 feet agl, 3 hours and 35 minutes into the flight, the engine started 'sputtering and quit.' Due to darkness, the pilot could not find a suitable landing area, and subsequently, the airplane impacted trees approximately 10 miles northwest of the airport. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the left and right fuel tanks were empty, and the fuel selector valve was in the ON position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.