Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL85LA009

BROOKHAVEN, MS, USA

Aircraft #1

N61219

CESSNA 150J

Analysis

A TOTAL POWER LOSS OCCURRED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE PLT STALLED THE ACFT WHILE CLEARING OVER POWER LINES, THEN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AS IT DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL. A SUCCESSFUL TEST RUN OF THE ENG WAS PERFORMED. INVESTIGATORS FOUND AN AMOUNT OF FUEL ABOARD THE ACFT THAT WAS LESS THAN THE PUBLISHED USABLE QUANTITY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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