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Cessna 150F N7157F

21 October 1995 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 October 1995 at about 23:33 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N7157F was involved in an accident near Charlotte, North Carolina, 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.

The record

Date
at 23:33
Classification
Accident
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Charlotte (CLT)
Coordinates
35.2298, -80.9103
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Registration
N7157F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Manassas → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
ATL96LA009

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight/planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate fuel supply.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Upon arriving at the destination airport, the pilot experienced a loss of engine power. He made a forced landing to a nearby road and collided with the median and planted trees. During the wreckage examination, approximately one gallon of fuel was recovered from the fuel system. The pilot had flown three hours and fifteen minutes before the loss of power was experienced.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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