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August 22, 2000 · Cessna 150F · N8709G

Friendly, MD

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 22, 2000
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Friendly, MD
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Tail Number
N8709G
Operator
Aviation Adventures
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
NYC00LA235

While on the last leg of a solo cross-country flight, the student pilot became disoriented and contacted air traffic control for assistance. The air traffic controller at vectored the airplane over the destination airport two times, but the student pilot could not visually identify the airport due to increasing darkness. After about 20 minutes of searching for the airport, the fuel supply was exhausted, and the engine quit. The student pilot conducted a forced landing to a road, where it struck a tree before coming to rest upright. Visual inspection of the airplane after the accident revealed no evidence of fuel in the airplanes wing tanks or at the accident site.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's inability to locate the airport, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor related to the accident was the night light conditions.

Full Narrative

On August 21, 2000, about 2105 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 150F, N8709G, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Friendly, Maryland. The student pilot was not injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the solo instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the student pilot's flight instructor, the student pilot was signed off by his flight instructor to conduct a solo cross-country flight. At 1602, the student pilot departed the Potomac Airfield (VKX), Friendly, Maryland, and proceeded to Salisbury, Maryland. The student pilot landed and then proceeded back to VKX. While proceeding to VKX, the student pilot became disoriented and contacted Andrews Air Force Base (ADW) for assistance. The air traffic controller at ADW vectored the airplane over VKX two times, but the student pilot could not visually identify the airport due to increasing darkness. After about 20 minutes of searching for the airport, the fuel supply was exhausted, and the engine stopped. The student pilot conducted a forced landing to a road, where the airplane struck a tree before coming to rest upright. Visual inspection of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no evidence of fuel in the airplanes wing tanks or at the accident site.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time21:05 EDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 150F
Tail NumberN8709G
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorAviation Adventures
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-200 · Reciprocating · 100
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 19 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDusk
Wind130° @ 2 kt
Visibility7 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point61 F / 55
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time00:55
Weather SourceWFAC

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