Cessna 150G N6346S

Summary

On 26 August 2012 at about 17:54 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N6346S was involved in an accident near Madera, California, United States. One person was 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

26 August 2012 at 17:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Madera, California, United States

Nearest airport

Madera Municipal Airport (KMAE)

Coordinates

36.9681, -120.0794

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N6346S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bullhead City → Madera

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

WPR12CA370

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was nearing the end of a 349-mile flight. When he was 3.5 miles from the destination airport, at 2,300 feet mean sea level, the engine began to sputter and then quit. The pilot was over a residential neighborhood and realized the airplane was not going to make it to the airport. He turned the airplane right toward a dry river bed; however, the airplane collided with a tree, then impacted terrain, and flipped over. The pilot said it was likely that he had exhausted his fuel supply.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.