GRASS VALLEY, CA, USA
N4130U
CESSNA 150
THE PLT WAS ON X-COUNTRY FLT. BEFORE LANDING AT LAKEVIEW, OR, THE TACHOMETER FAILED & BEGAN MAKING A NOISE. AT LAKEVIEW, THE PLT DISCONNECTED THE TACHOMETER & HAD 7.5 GALS OF FUEL ADDED TO 1 TANK. HE ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD 15 GALS OF WHICH 3.5 GALS WERE UNUSABLE. ON THE NEXT LEG OF THE FLT, HE ENCOUNTERED AN ESTIMATED 15 KT HEADWIND. ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF HIS DESTINATION, THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH & SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER. AT THAT TIME, THE RIGHT FUEL GAGE WAS REPORTEDLY INDICATING 1/4 TO 1/2 FULL & THE LEFT FULL GAGE INDICATED EMPTY. DURING A NIGHT FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT A TREE BESIDE THE ROADWAY, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. APRX 1 GAL OF FUEL WAS FOUND REMAINING IN THE ACFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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