ORMOND BEACH, FL, USA
N63666
Cessna 150M
While on a practice instrument approach, 3 to 4 miles north of the airport, at about 700 feet, the engine lost power. Subsequently, during a forced landing, the aircraft hit trees and was damaged. Postcrash examination of the aircraft revealed no evidence of fuel leaks from the aircraft before or after the accident. The right fuel tank contained 1 quart of fuel, and the left tank contained 2 quarts of fuel. The aircraft had flown 4.2 flight hours since it was last refueled.
On April 18, 1997, about 1700 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N63666, registered to Ormond Beach Aviation, crashed while making a forced landing following loss of engine power at Ormond Beach, Florida, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the commercial-rated flight instructor and private-rated dual student were not injured. The flight originated from Ormond Beach, the same day, about 1610. The flight instructor stated that while on a practice instrument approach, about 3-4 miles north of the airport at about 700 feet, the engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. They were unable to make it to the airport, and while making a forced landing in a field collided with trees. The operator reported that the undamaged right fuel tank contained 1 quart of fuel after the accident and the undamaged left tank contained 2 quarts. The aircraft had been refueled on the morning of April 18, 1997, and had flown 4.2 flight hours since the last refueling until the engine failure and accident.
the flight crew's improper planning/decision, which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
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