WAYLAND, MO, USA
N61064
CESSNA 150
THE PVT PILOT SAID THAT HE INTENDED TO FLY DUE NORTH ABOUT 65 MLES TO PURCHASE ACFT FUEL. AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS FLIGHT TIME HE WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY HIS POSITION BY CIRCLING A MUNICIPAL WATER TOWER. HE WAS AWARE OF HIS DWINDLING FUEL SUPPPLY AND HAD PICKED OUT A FARM FIELD TO LAND ON, WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT, HE CLIPPED SOME TREES, THEN COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHWEST OF HIS ORIGINAL INTENDED DESTINATION APT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PLT LEFT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.
THE PILOT BECOMING LOST DURING THE FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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