Cessna 150M N9132U

Summary

On 9 June 1996 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N9132U was involved in an accident near Red Wing, Minnesota, United States. 3 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

9 June 1996 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Red Wing, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.5802, -92.5995

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N9132U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mora → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA195

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply. A factor relating to the accident was: soft terrain in the emergency landing area.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during a descent from 3,500 feet mean sea level (MSL), the engine lost power. She attempted to restart the engine, but was unsuccessful. She performed a forced landing to a corn field. While landing, the nose wheel sank into soft terrain, and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the airplane revealed that about 3.5 gallons of fuel were remaining, but no fuel was found in the carburetor. No other anomalies were found. The airplane had a fuel capacity of 26 gallons, of which, 22.5 gallons were considered to be usable. There were three occupants in the 2-place airplane. One passenger was occupying the right seat; the other passenger was in the back of the airplane, although it was not equipped with an optional child seat.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.