Cessna 150K N6254G

Summary

On 31 January 1988 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N6254G was involved in an accident near Barnwell, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 January 1988 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Barnwell County (BNL)

Coordinates

33.2397, -81.3606

Aircraft

Cessna 150K

Registration

N6254G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Georgetown → Bamberg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL88LA086

1 person was seriously 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 CFI AND HER STUDENT BECAME LOST ON THE LAST LEG OF A DUAL X-C FLT AFTER ENCOUNTERING RAINSHOWERS AND LOW CEILINGS. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THEIR DESTINATION ARPT, THE CFI LOCATED ANOTHER ARPT AND ELECTED TO LAND THERE. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND A FORCED LDG WAS MADE IN A FIELD ABOUT 3 MI FROM THE ARPT. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON LDG. THE CFI HAD OBTAINED HER INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE ABOUT 2 WEEKS EARLIER. SHE REPORTED FLYING 15 HOURS DURING THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.