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January 30, 1994 · Cessna 150 · N7741E

Springfield, OR

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
January 30, 1994
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Springfield, OR
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Tail Number
N7741E
Operator
Tobler International
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
SEA94LA053

DURING HIS PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING, THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT HIS TIME EN ROUTE WOULD BE THREE HOURS AND THIRTY MINUTES. LATER COMPUTATIONS PERFORMED BY THE NTSB IIC FOUND THAT THE FLIGHT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ABOUT 4.2 HOURS. WHILE ATTEMPTING THE NON-STOP FLIGHT FROM BOISE, IDAHO TO EUGENE, OREGON, THE PILOT BYPASSED AIRPORTS AT WHICH HE COULD HAVE REFUELED. HE THEN EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION ABOUT 15 MILES SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION. AT THE TIME WHICH THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE LEFT FUEL TANK READ JUST ABOVE EMPTY, AND THE RIGHT TANK READ ABOUT ONE-QUARTER FULL.

NTSB Probable Cause

FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION. FACTORS INCLUDE THE PILOT'S POOR PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING, AND A SIGN IN THE PATH OF THE LANDING ROLL.

Full Narrative

On January 29, 1994, approximately 2035 Pacific standard time (PST), a Cessna 150, N7741E, collided with an object during the roll-out portion of a forced landing. The certified flight instructor was not injured, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The personal pleasure flight, which departed Boise Air Terminal, Boise, Idaho, about 1730 mountain standard time (MST), was in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. The pilot, who had filed a VFR flight plan en route to Eugene, Oregon, was on a multi-day flight in order to deliver the recently purchased aircraft to the new owner in Anchorage, Alaska. Although the pilot said his planned time en route was about three hours and thirty minutes, performance computations completed by the NTSB IIC showed that the flight should have taken about 4.2 hours. According to the pilot, about four hours into the flight, the aircraft lost power while it was still about 15 miles east of the intended destination. At that point, the aircraft's left fuel tank gauge was reading slightly above empty, and the right tank showed about one-quarter full. After the loss of power, the pilot attempted a forced landing on a nearby street, and impacted a stop sign during the landing roll. Inspection of the aircraft after the accident revealed that both fuel tanks were empty. Although there were airports located along the route about 100 miles east of the final destination, the pilot attempted to fly the entire route without refueling.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time20:35 PST
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 150
Tail NumberN7741E
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorTobler International
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-200-A · Reciprocating · 100
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 29 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDark Night
Wind210° @ 6 kt
Visibility20 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point34 C / 0 C
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time03:50
Weather SourceWFAC

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