Cessna 150L N1770Q
27 May 2005 · Spokane, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 May 2005 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N1770Q was involved in an accident near Spokane, Washington, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spokane, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.6194, -117.6308
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N1770Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Richland → Spokane
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA05LA107
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to fuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power while on approach for landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector that the loss of engine power was due to fuel exhaustion. Subsequently, the engine was prepared for a test run. A fuel supply was added and the engine started without difficulty and was run for about three minutes at 1,500 rpm before it was shutdown. No evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction was found.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2005 | Cessna 150L | Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150M | Renton, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150G | Mountain View, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2005 | Cessna 150F | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Mitchell Morgan | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150L | Kellogg, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150E | Durand, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2005 | Stinson 10-A | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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