Cessna 150L N11838
6 October 1987 · Cordesville, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 October 1987 at about 15:25 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N11838 was involved in an accident near Cordesville, South Carolina, 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 15:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cordesville, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.1303, -79.8809
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N11838
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- N.myrtle Beach → Charleston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL88LA004
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 AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LDG ON SOFT TERRAIN, AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING DESCENT FROM CRUISE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. HE HAD MADE AN UNPLANNED STOP EARLIER TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL FUEL, AFTER ENCOUNTERING STRONGER THAN EXPECTED HEADWINDS. PRIOR TO REFUELING THE AIRPLANE WITH SIX GALLONS OF AVGAS, HE OBSERVED THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATING 1/8 FULL. THE AIRPLANE HAD A USABLE FUEL CAPACITY OF 22.5 GALLONS. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ABOUT 15 MILES SHORT OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150H | Tinley Park, Illinois, United States | Alan D. Gjerbe | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150H | Cumberland, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 150M | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | J. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Cessna 150F | Fremont, Missouri, United States | Ruth Nickie | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-25 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | O'k Aviation Salvage | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1987 | Rogers-Gibson 1 | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | William Carroll Iglar | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Nov 1987 | Beechcraft C90 | Beaufort, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 May 1987 | Hiller UH-12D (H23) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-18A-150 | No.myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Phoenix Flight Signs, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |