Cessna 150J N5BW

Summary

On 23 September 1990 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N5BW, operated by Metrolina Flying Club, Inc., was involved in an accident near Albemarle, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 September 1990 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Albemarle, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.3601, -80.1902

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N5BW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Metrolina Flying Club, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Asheboro → Charlotte

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL90LA178

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S NOT OBTAINING AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY FOR HIS PLANNED FLIGHT, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT HAD PLANNED A CROSS COUNTRY SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, WITH INTERMEDIATE STOPS FOR FUEL. AT THE FIRST STOP HE ONLY PURCHASED A LIMITED AMOUNT OF FUEL BECAUSE OF THE HIGH PRICE. HE DID NOT PURCHASE FUEL AT THE SECOND STOP. ON THE FINAL LEG OF THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT, HE FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, DAMAGING THE AIRPLANE. NO FUEL WAS FOUND ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, AND THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED EXHAUSTING HIS FUEL SUPPLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.