BRYAN, TX, USA
N6494K
CESSNA 150M
THE ENG LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION BEFORE THE PLT REACHED HIS FINAL DESTINATION. DURING A SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY LANDING AT NIGHT THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AS IT WAS TOUCHING DOWN. THE PLT STATED THAT HE ESTIMATED THERE WAS 1.5 GALS OF USABLE FUEL ON BOARD WHEN THE ENG STOPPED & THAT THE FUEL GAGES INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ABOUT THAT MUCH REMAINING. THE PLT BELIEVED THAT USE OF THE SHOULDER HARNESSES SPARED HIM & THE PASSENGER FROM INJURY. IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PLT RELATED THAT AN INTERMEDIATE STOP FOR FUEL WOULD HAVE COST 'TOO MUCH IN TIME & MONEY' & HE SAW NO REASON TO TERMINATE THE FLT. HE OVERFLEW SEVERAL SUITABLE REFUELING POINTS IN ORDER TO REACH HIS DESTINATION NON-STOP.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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