Cessna 150J N5552G
16 October 1986 · Lago Vista, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 October 1986 at about 00:10 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N5552G was involved in an accident near Lago Vista, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lago Vista, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lago Vista Bar-K Airpark (5R3)
- Coordinates
- 30.5609, -97.8602
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150J
- Registration
- N5552G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lago Vista → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87LA005
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 INSTRUCTOR (CFI) & STUDENT HAD PLANNED A 30 MIN FLT TO PRACTICE TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER THE 3RD TOUCH-&-GO, THE ENG LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE CFI STATED THAT HE MEASURED THE FUEL SUPPLY WITH A RULER DRG THE PREFLT & CALCULATED THAT 6.5 GAL OR ENOUGH FOR APRX 1 HR OF FLT WAS REMAINING. HOWEVER, THE ENG QUITE AFTER ABOUT 1/2 HR OF OPERATION. THE TOTAL FUEL SUPPLY OF THE ACFT WAS 26 GAL, OF WHICH, 3.5 GAL WAS CONSIDERED AS UNUSABLE. DRG AN EXAM AFTER THE ACDNT, ONLY ABOUT 2 GAL OF FUEL WAS FOUND REMAINING. NO EVIDENCE OF A LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1986 | Cessna 150 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Allegan, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1986 | Cessna 150M | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Cessna 150F | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Stephen R.lewis | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Nov 1986 | Cessna 150L | Elk Grove, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Cessna U206F | Matagorda Is., Texas, United States | Systems Plumbing, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1986 | Hughes 369-500D | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | William O. Bowers | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Laporte, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |