Cessna 150F N6922F

Summary

On 26 September 2015 at about 07:45 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N6922F was involved in an accident near Fort Wayne, Indiana, 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 September 2015 at 07:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Smith Field Airport (SMD)

Coordinates

40.9997, -85.2094

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N6922F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Wayne → Fort Wayne

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CEN15LA433

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and fuel management, 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

The private pilot stated that he departed on a series of local flights with about 1 hour, 10 minutes of fuel onboard. The pilot stated that he made two 15-minute flights, and, about 1 minute after takeoff on the third flight, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot performed a forced landing, during which the airplane struck a power line, a house, and terrain. Examination of the fuel tanks revealed no useable fuel; neither tank was breached during the accident. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. Therefore, it is likely that the pilot miscalculated the total amount of fuel onboard and, thus, the total flight time before fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.