Cessna 150F N8067F

Summary

On 8 January 2001 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8067F was involved in an accident near Meeker, Colorado, 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

8 January 2001 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Meeker, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Meeker (EEO)

Coordinates

40.0509, -107.8905

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N8067F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Meeker → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN01LA040

Nobody was injured.

Fuel exhaustion due to the failure of the instructor to ensure there was sufficient fuel for the flight. Factors were the instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot, and the deep snow-covered terrain.

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

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Prior to takeoff, both fuel tanks were checked by the student pilot. The amount of fuel in the left tank measured 2 inches in depth. There was a negligible (about 1/2 inch) amount of fuel in the right tank, "enough fuel for about an hour and a half of flight time," the instructor said. After flying 1.3 Hobbs meter hours, the engine lost power and the instructor made a forced landing in a deep snow covered field and the airplane nosed down. Later, the master switch was turned on and the left tank registered slightly less than one-half full.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.