Cessna 150E N3051J

Summary

On 23 May 1993 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 150E registered N3051J, operated by Richard C. Kirkham, was involved in an accident near Hollister, California, United States. One person was 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 May 1993 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hollister, California, United States

Coordinates

36.8895, -121.2409

Aircraft

Cessna 150E

Registration

N3051J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richard C. Kirkham

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX93LA221

Nobody was injured.

fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the aircraft and his failure to refuel the aircraft prior to departure.

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

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In a verbal statement to FAA inspectors, the pilot reported that while in cruise flight the engine began to run rough then it quit altogether. The pilot attempted to make a forced landing in a farm field and collided with a ditch at the field boundary during the landing roll. An FAA Airworthiness Inspector examined the aircraft. He reported that fuel system continuity was established throughout the aircraft. During the examination, the FAA inspector found only one pint of fuel in the entire fuel system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.