Cessna 150L N10543

Summary

On 12 January 1985 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N10543 was involved in an accident near Central, Indiana, 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

12 January 1985 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Central, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N10543

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sellersburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA087

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 ACFT CONTACTED A TREE AND NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE STUDENT PLT WAS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL WITNESSES TO TO REMOVE THE FUEL CAPS DURING PREFLIGHT AND CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY. THE PLT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL WAS UP TO THE TANK FILLERNECKS. AFTER 1.5 HOURS FLT TIME, FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED. THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN ON TWO PREVIOUS FLTS TOTALING 2.3 HOURS FLT TIME AND HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.