Cessna 150E N6251T

Summary

On 18 April 2007 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 150E registered N6251T, operated by Jim Taheri, was involved in an accident near Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States. One person was 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

18 April 2007 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL)

Coordinates

35.3631, -96.9492

Aircraft

Cessna 150E

Registration

N6251T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jim Taheri

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oklahoma City → Shawnee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07CA105

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate inflight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power. A factor was the tree.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while descending through approximately 2,300 feet mean sea level, about 4.5 miles from his destination airport, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot stated that he began gliding toward the runway, but about 1.75 miles from the runway his altitude became "extremely low." The pilot further reported that due to highway traffic and housing in the area, he chose to land in a field. The pilot reported that after touching down in an easterly direction the airplane struck a tree with its left wing, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position facing northeast. A Federal Aviation Administration air safety inspector, who traveled to the accident site, reported that neither fuel tank was breached, and with the exception of the unusable fuel, both of the airplane's fuel tanks were void of any fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.