Cessna 150 N45477

Summary

On 27 June 1982 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N45477, operated by S. J. Parfet, was involved in an accident near Point Lobos, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 June 1982 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Point Lobos, California, United States

Coordinates

36.5494, -121.9196

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N45477

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

S. J. Parfet

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Monica → Monterey

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FVM15

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS STANDARD PROCEDURE WAS TO KEEP THE FUEL TANKS TOPPED OFF. HOWEVER, THE REFUELING FACILITY WAS CLOSED AFTER HE RETURNED FROM THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT. WHILE CALCULATING FUEL FOR THIS FLIGHT, HE FORGOT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FUEL THAT HAD BEEN BURNED PREVIOUSLY. HE DID NOT REFUEL BEFORE TAKING OFF. DURING THE FLIGHT, HE DIVERTED TO TAKE PICTURES ALONG THE COAST. WHEN THE PILOT RECOGNIZED HIS FUEL STATE, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH REMAINING TO REACH AN AIRPORT BEFORE THE SUPPLY WOULD EXHAUST. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL ABOUT SIX MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. WHILE LANDING IN A FIELD OF WAIST HIGH GRASS AND SOFT TERRAIN, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.