Cessna 150 N5976T

Summary

On 26 November 1986 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N5976T was involved in an accident near Nevada, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 November 1986 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Nevada, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

37.8403, -94.3504

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N5976T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Belton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC87LA025

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 PIC PREFLIGHTED HIS ACFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, BUT THE PREFLIGHT DID NOT INCLUDE REFUELING THE ACFT WHICH CONTAINED ABOUT 8 GALLONS OF FUEL. NORMALLY THE 8 GALLONS OF FUEL WOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT TO REACH THE DESTINATION ARPT WHICH WAS 21 STATUTE MILES SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE ARPT, BUT THE PIC DECIDED TO PRACTICE AERIAL MANEUVERS WHILE ENR TO THE FUEL STOP. THE PIC LATER REALIZED THAT THE PRACTICE SESSION HAD PLACED THE ACFT WELL SOUTH OF THE REFUELING AIRPORT, AND THE PIC TURNED THE ACFT BACK NORTH. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING THE ACFT AROUND, THE ENGINE QUIT. AN INSP OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED AN INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF FUEL TO REACH THE DESTINATION ARPT. NO OTHER ENG MECHANICAL DEFICIENCY WAS NOTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.