WATKINSVILLE, GA, USA
N5921T
CESSNA 150D
STRONG HEADWINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE X-C FLT. THE PLT LANDED AT AN ARPT TO REFUEL BUT FOUND THE ARPT FBO TO BE CLOSED. HE CONTINUED ON TOWARD HIS DESTINATION. ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION, HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LDG IN A FIELD DUE TO A CRITICAL LOW-FUEL SITUATION. AFTER OBTAINING 5 GALS OF AVGAS FROM A NEARBY ARPT, HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF; BUT THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED IN AN ADJACENT PLOWED FIELD. THE PLT INITIALLY REPORTED THAT HE HAD ABORTED THE T/O AT 30-40 FT AGL AFTER HEARING THE STALL WARNING SOUND. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT HOWEVER, THE PLT RPTD THAT HIS ORIGINAL STORY WAS INACCURATE; HE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER T/O WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LDG. HE NOTED THAT HE HAD TOLD THE ORIGINAL, ERRONEOUS STORY BASED ON THE ADVICE OF THE ACFT OPERATOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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