Cessna 150M N6433K

Summary

On 28 July 2009 at about 21:02 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N6433K, operated by Lexington Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Lexington, Kentucky, 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

28 July 2009 at 21:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Blue Grass Airport (LEX)

Coordinates

38.0353, -84.6036

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N6433K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lexington Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Owensboro → Lexington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA426

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel manangement.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed on the outbound leg of a cross country flight with the fuel tanks filled to "1/8-inch below the solid ring of the [fuel filler] neck." He departed on the return leg of the flight without refueling the airplane, and about 6 miles prior to reaching the final destination, the engine lost power. The pilot adjusted the engine controls, which restored engine power briefly, but it again lost power, and he subsequently performed a forced landing. The airplane touched down, struck a fence, and was substantially damaged. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that there was no odor of fuel, no evidence of fuel spillage, and that the airplane contained less than 8 quarts of fuel at the scene. When asked how the accident could have been prevented, the pilot stated "even though indications were that there was sufficient fuel for the return flight, getting fuel at [the departure airport] as a precaution would have prevented the accident."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.