Cessna 150K N5809G

Summary

On 6 December 1986 at about 16:58 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N5809G was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 December 1986 at 16:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Georgetown, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Georgetown (704)

Coordinates

30.6397, -97.6809

Aircraft

Cessna 150K

Registration

N5809G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sherman → Austin

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW87LA027

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF PWR DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING THE X-COUNTRY FLT. THE PLT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO GEORGETOWN, TX, DURING THE FLT TO REFUEL. THE ENGINE QUIT APRX 4 TO 6 MILES NORTH OF THE APRT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE ARPT WITH INADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND ALT AND THE ACFT IMPACTED A TREE AND THE TERRAIN. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT HAD 3 TO 4 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING, HOWEVER, EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED APRX 1 PINT OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.