Cessna 150M N704GW

Summary

On 11 July 1986 at about 03:15 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N704GW, operated by Blue Lagoonlying Service, was involved in an accident near Sunnymead, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 July 1986 at 03:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Sunnymead, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N704GW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Blue Lagoonlying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Riverside → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

LAX86LA287

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 NEWLY CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED ON A LOCAL DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A FIRST HOUR PRIMARY STUDENT. THE CFI SAID THAT 'DUE TO NUMEROUS DISTRACTIONS' HE 'FORGOT TO CHECK THE FUEL LEVEL AND DEPARTED ON THE FLIGHT WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY.' AFTER ABOUT A ONE HOUR FLIGHT, THE CFI SAID THE ENGINE QUIT 'DUE TO FUEL STARVATION' AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AND TREES DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.