Cessna 150M N3538V

Summary

On 17 February 2024 at about 01:28 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N3538V, operated by Puget Sound Flyers Inc, was involved in an accident near Everett, Washington, 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

17 February 2024 at 01:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Everett, Washington, United States

Coordinates

47.9368, -122.2889

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N3538V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Puget Sound Flyers Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Angeles → Everett

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

WPR24LA091

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper fuel 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 reported the airplane contained 10 gallons of fuel before departing for a local area flight. At the conclusion of the flight, and while on final approach for the destination airport, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power with the propeller windmilling. The pilot applied carburetor heat, and increased the mixture to full rich, but was unable to restore power, noting 2 gallons of fuel remaining which was below the amount of 2.5 gallons known to be unusable. The pilot executed a forced landing and impacted treed terrain substantially damaging the airplanes wings, fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.