Cessna 150 N7157X

Summary

On 15 August 2016 at about 14:35 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N7157X was involved in an accident near North Conway, New Hampshire, United States. One person was 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

15 August 2016 at 14:35

Classification

Accident

Location

North Conway, New Hampshire, United States

Coordinates

44.0347, -71.1264

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N7157X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1961

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Massena → Whitefield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA432

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, a forced landing, and nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while en-route to his destination airport, he saw a "small area of rain" ahead. He further reported that he "circled around for a while" awaiting for the weather to clear, but during the circling he "ran out of fuel" and the engine lost power. Subsequently, the pilot landed in a corn field and the airplane nosed over. The firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.