Cessna 150J N50690

Summary

On 18 January 2013 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N50690, operated by Del-Air, was involved in an accident near Porterville, California, 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 January 2013 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Porterville, California, United States

Coordinates

36.0244, -119.0578

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N50690

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Del-Air

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madera → Porterville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA103

Nobody was injured.

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

The pilot reported that during a 4.5-hour cross-country flight, and, after making two full stop landings without refueling, the engine lost power while he was returning to his departure airport. A forced landing was made to a service road where, during the landing roll, the left wing tip struck a wood post, which caused the airplane to rotate 90 degrees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. A postaccident examination revealed no usable fuel in the fuel tanks. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and said it was likely that he had exhausted his fuel supply.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.