Cessna 150 N1532Q

Summary

On 17 March 1996 at about 22:25 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N1532Q was involved in an accident near Howard, Kansas, 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

17 March 1996 at 22:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Howard, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.4606, -96.2603

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N1532Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Joplin → Newton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA112

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's failure to obtain timely assistance after encountering adverse weather during a cross-country flight which led to fuel exhaustion.

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

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The student pilot received a weather briefing at 0932 for a cross-country flight from Osage City, KS to Joplin, MO, to Newton, KS and back to Osage City. The weather forecast given to the pilot for the intended route was clouds greater than 10,000 feet with restricted visibility. The pilot departed Osage City at 1140. Upon arrival at Joplin the fuel tanks were topped off with 9.7 gals. The pilot then departed Joplin for Newton, KS (144 nm) at 1340. The pilot reported that low clouds and rain were encountered en route to Newton, and he subsequently (at 1607) advised AFSS that he was returning to Osage City due to weather. He also advised he was low on fuel. At 1625 the engine had a complete loss of power and a forced landing was made in a plowed field. The accident location was approximately 87 nm miles from Joplin. After the accident, the engine was test-run and it operated normally.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.