Cessna 120 N76524

Summary

On 6 August 2018 at about 17:51 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N76524 was involved in an accident near Pomona, Missouri, 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

6 August 2018 at 17:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Pomona, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

36.8786, -91.9050

Aircraft

Cessna 120

Registration

N76524

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Plains → West Plains

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN18LA317

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that he departed the airport for the local flight with both wing fuel tanks full of fuel and the fuel selector on the left tank. After flying for about 1 hour, he landed at the airport and departed again. When the airplane was about 500 ft above ground level, the pilot intended to change the fuel selector to the right fuel tank. However, he inadvertently switched the fuel selector to the off position, and the engine lost power. The pilot immediately switched the fuel selector back to the left fuel tank and attempted to restart the engine without success. He executed a forced landing to a field, and, during the landing rollout, the airplane collided with a fence and hay bale, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot mismanaged the fuel during flight, which resulted in fuel starvation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.