Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 150G near Madera, CA — 2012-08-26

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Date
2012-08-26
Location
Madera, CA, USA
Airport
KMAE
Aircraft
CESSNA 150G
Registration
N6346S
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

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

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.

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