Cessna 150M N9234U

Summary

On 21 August 1988 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N9234U, operated by MAX Belin, was involved in an accident near Elkhart, 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.

Date

21 August 1988 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N9234U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

MAX Belin

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Danville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI88LA219

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

WHILE ENROUTE ON THE SECOND LEG OF A SOLO STUDENT CROSS COUNTRY, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN AMOUNT APPROXIMATELY EQUIVALENT TO THE UNUSEABLE FUEL FOR THE AIRCRAFT DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL TANKS AND ABOUT 1 CUP OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.