DELANO, CA, USA
N63335
CESSNA 150
THE STUDENT MADE A SCHEDULED STOP AT LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA, BUT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN 80 OCTANE FUEL. HE THEN FLEW TO SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, WHICH WAS NOT A PART OF HIS PLANNED FLIGHT. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO GET 80 OCTANE FUEL AT SANTA MARIA. FROM THERE, HE PROCEEDED TO PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A SOFT PLOWED FIELD, THE PLANE NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT HAD BEEN ADVISED IN GROUND SCHOOL TO USE ONLY 80 OCTANE FUEL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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