Cessna 150G N3257J

Summary

On 12 February 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N3257J was involved in an accident near Springdale, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

12 February 2011 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Springdale, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Springdale Municipal Airport (KASG)

Coordinates

36.1764, -94.1192

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N3257J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hot Springs → Springdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA188

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a 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

While on final approach to the destination airport, the airplane experienced a loss of engine power. The airplane impacted terrain in a nose low attitude and came to rest adjacent to a fence, several hundred yards short of the runway, resulting in substantial damage. During the recovery of the airplane a total of 1.75 gallons of fuel was recovered from both wing fuel tanks. The fuel tanks had not been compromised and had an unusable fuel total of 3 gallons. The commercial pilot reported to law enforcement personnel that they had not refueled prior to the return flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.