Cessna 150M N66487
12 May 1999 · Lucerne Valley, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 May 1999 at about 21:20 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N66487 was involved in an accident near Lucerne Valley, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 21:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lucerne Valley, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.5691, -117.1495
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N66487
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bakersfield → Ramona
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX99LA183
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane and improper fuel consumption calculations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot rented the airplane for a personal cross-country flight. At his first stop he did not refuel. He overflew his intended second and refueling stop by 23 miles. Subsequently, he ran out of fuel and attempted a landing on a dirt road. The airplane collided with brush and rolled inverted. The airplane had operated 4.4 hours since last refueling. The pilot had received a 1.1-hour checkout by the operator the day before the accident in the same airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1999 | Cessna 150K | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1999 | Cessna 150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Quicksilver Airways | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1999 | Cessna 150H | Nemo, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Cessna 150G | Lambertville, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1999 | Cessna 150F | Hillsdale, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1999 | Cessna 150 | Madison, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1999 | Rhea KR-2 | Moreno Valley, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1999 | Cessna 172A | Shoshone, California, United States | Charles R. Christman | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-22-150 | Strathmore, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1999 | Cessna 172N | San Jose, California, United States | Concord Flight Intl, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1999 | Schweizer 269C-1 | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1999 | Robinson R-22 | Azusa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |