14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, August 26, 2012 in Madera, CA
Aircraft: CESSNA 150G, registration: N6346S
Injuries: 1 Minor.
The pilot stated that he was at the end of a 349-mile flight. When he was 3.5 miles from the destination airport, at 2,300 feet mean sea level (msl), the engine began to sputter, then quit. The pilot was over a neighborhood and realized he was not going to make it to the airport. He identified a dry river bed off to his right, and turned towards that direction. The airplane collided with the top of a tree, which slowed it down. The pilot then pull back on the yoke, the airplane impacted terrain, and flipped over. The pilot said it was likely that he had exhausted his fuel supply.
Small plane crashes near Madera Fairgrounds
A small plane made an emergency landing Sunday morning near the Madera Fairgrounds.
The man flying from Arizon planned to refuel in Madera but reported the engine sputtered and forced him to land.
He chose an unpopulated area along the Fresno River but the soft ground forced the plane to flip onto its roof.
Sgt. Johnny Smith with the Madera Police Department said, "It was very good decision making to land there, and I thought it was a very good job of landing the plane without him getting majorly injured."
The pilot was not seriously hurt.
It's unknown if the plane ran out of gas or had mechanical problems.
Story and video: http://www.cbs47.tv
http://registry.faa.gov/N6346S
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 6346S Make/Model: C150 Description:
Date: 08/26/2012 Time: 1750
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: MADERA State: CA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON A DRY RIVER BED AND FLIPPED OVER, NEAR MADERA, CA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: FRESNO, CA (WP17) Entry date: 08/27/2012
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