Cessna 150M N66023
21 September 1986 · Terre Haute, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 September 1986 at about 20:34 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N66023 was involved in an accident near Terre Haute, Indiana, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N66023
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Linden → Terre Haute
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86LA226
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN O-320-E2D ENG, BUT THE PLT CALCULATED HIS FUEL CONSUMPTION BASED ON THE ORIGINAL ENG, WHICH WAS AN O-200-A. THE O-200-A ENG USED APRX 8 GAL/HR, WHEREAS, THE O-320-E2D USED ABOUT 10 GAL/HR. BEFORE REACHING THE DESTINATION ON THE 1ST LEG OF THE X-COUNTRY FLT, THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT IN A CORN FIELD WHERE THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN & THE PLANE NOSED OVER.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1986 | Mooney M20C | Loogootee, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Aug 1986 | Globe GC-1B | Perrysville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Westville, Indiana, United States | Mark Murvihill | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 May 1986 | Piper PA-34-200 | Angola, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1986 | Hughes 500 (369HS) | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | R. J. Dubray | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |