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Cessna 150M N9327U

16 June 2005 · Marcelles, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 16 June 2005 at about 13:45 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N9327U was involved in an accident near Marcelles, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. 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 13:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Marcelles, Michigan, United States
Coordinates
42.1514, -86.1264
Aircraft
Cessna 150M
Registration
N9327U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Three Rivers → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI05CA144

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 0 1

Probable cause

The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the CFI's inadequate supervision and inadequate planning/decision. The student pilot's inadequate preflight planning was a contributing factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing to a field after a loss of engine power. The certified flight instructor (CFI) reported that they had been flying for about one hour. The airplane was in cruise flight at 3,000 feet above mean sea level with the student pilot at the controls when the engine sputtered and quit. The CFI reported that he took control of the airplane and determined that the airplane was out of fuel. He executed a forced landing to a field. The inspection of the airplane revealed that the left fuel tank had about one gallon of fuel and the right tank was empty. The student pilot reported that he had conducted the preflight and walk-around of the airplane. The student pilot noticed that the airplane was low on fuel but failed to inform the CFI that the airplane needed fuel before takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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