Cessna 150L N1693Q

Summary

On 21 October 2005 at about 19:40 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N1693Q, operated by Shelburne Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Shelburne, Vermont, United States. 2 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

21 October 2005 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Shelburne, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Shelburne Airport (VT8)

Coordinates

44.3636, -73.1739

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N1693Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Shelburne Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morrisville → Shelburne

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA017

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed his home airport to take aerial photographs of the end of the season tree color changes. After 4.2 hours of flight time, which included an intermediate stop at another airport, the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot subsequently performed a forced landing to a field, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. During a postaccident examination of the airplane, no preimpact fuel leaks were discovered, and no evidence of fuel spillage was identified at the scene. Approximately 2 quarts of fuel was recovered from the fuel system. There was no record of the airplane being refueled at the intermediate airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.