Cessna 150K N6136G
10 December 2001 · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 December 2001 at about 03:45 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N6136G, operated by Oahu Aviation Flight School, Inc., was involved in an accident near Honolulu, Hawaii, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 03:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Honolulu (HNL)
- Coordinates
- 21.2775, -157.7708
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150K
- Registration
- N6136G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Oahu Aviation Flight School, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lanai, Hawaii → Honolulu
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- LAX02LA044
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and improper in-flight decision and planning.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot rented the airplane and did not fill the fuel tanks prior to taking off for a planned round-robin flight between the islands of Oahu and Lanai. The pilot spent about 30 minutes on the ground at Lanai during which time he did not check the quantity of fuel in the tanks. No fuel was obtained at Lanai, and the pilot attempted to fly back to Oahu. After flying a total of approximately 1.9 hours, fuel starvation occurred about 8 miles east of the pilot's intended destination, the Honolulu International Airport. The pilot made a forced landing in a park and during rollout the airplane collided with a mango tree. During the postimpact airplane examination, the undamaged right wing fuel tank was found containing several drops of fuel. The damaged (but not breached) left wing fuel tank contained about 1 quart of fuel. According to the Cessna Aircraft Company, the airplane's nominal fuel consumption rate is 6.0 gallons per hour, and its unusable fuel in all flight conditions is about 3.5 gallons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2001 | Cessna 150M | South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 2001 | Cessna 150M | Dyer, Indiana, United States | Chicago Business Air Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Aug 2001 | Cessna 150J | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Cessna 150J | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cessna 150L | Manteo, North Carolina, United States | Kitty Hawk Aero Tours | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Cessna 150L | Lusby, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2001 | Agusta A109A | Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2001 | Bell 206B | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2001 | Eurocopter AS-350-B2 | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | Safari Helicopter, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 2001 | Cessna 337C | Paauilo, Hawaii, United States | Mokulele Flight Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2001 | Bell 206 B-2 | Aieia, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2001 | Hughes 369D | Kahoolawe Isle, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |