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Cessna 150F N8655S

5 October 1998 · Muskegon, Michigan, United States · Unknown

Summary

On 5 October 1998 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8655S was involved in an accident near Muskegon, Michigan, United States. The number of people on board was not recorded. 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 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Muskegon, Michigan, United States
Coordinates
43.2404, -86.2499
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Registration
N8655S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Michigan City → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
Unk
Light
Not Reported
NTSB number
CHI99LA009

People

Injuries not recorded.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
Not recorded 0 0 0 0

Probable cause

poor in-flight planning by an unqualified person which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the swamp in which the forced landing was made.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was stolen from the Michigan City Airport, Michigan City, Indiana, between October 4 and October 6, 1998. It was located on October 24, 1998, in a swamp in Muskegon, Michigan. Inspection of the wreckage revealed fuel exhaustion. According to the hobbs meter the airplane was flown four hours after being stolen. A suspect was arrested on December 14, 1998.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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