Cessna 150L N21999

Summary

On 11 January 2009 at about 00:20 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N21999 was involved in an accident near Pescadero, California, 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.

Date

11 January 2009 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Pescadero, California, United States

Nearest airport

Half Moon Bay, CA (KHAF)

Coordinates

37.2333, -122.4000

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N21999

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monterey → Half Moon Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA078

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and preparation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a suitable area for a forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane left Monterey with the left fuel tank at 5/8 full and the right fuel tank at 1/4 full. After flying 60 miles, the pilot noted that the left fuel gage read zero and the right fuel gauge read 1/8. The remaining 20 miles of the flight was to be over water and rugged coast line. Due to the airplane's low fuel state, the pilot decided to make a precautionary landing into a freshly plowed field. At the end of the landing roll the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.