Cessna 150H N22565

Summary

On 26 December 2011 at about 14:21 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N22565, operated by Sanders John B DBA, was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. One person was 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.

Date

26 December 2011 at 14:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Sanders Field (NONE)

Coordinates

35.9075, -83.9194

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N22565

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sanders John B DBA

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Knoxville → Knoxville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA125

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, about 300 feet above ground level, a total engine power loss occurred. The pilot attempted to restart the engine unsuccessfully and performed a forced landing into trees. The wings and fuselage of the airplane were substantially damaged. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the fuel tanks remained intact and were not breached and that each tank contained about 2 gallons of fuel. The airplane was equipped with two 19-gallon wing tanks with a total fuel capacity of 38 gallons, of which 35 gallons were usable. Examination of the engine revealed that no fuel was present in the fuel lines or the fuel separator. There was no evidence of preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.