Aviation accident MIA97LA121

Name: aviation accident: Cessna 150J near MIAMI (1997-04-06)
Start: 1997-04-06
Location: MIAMI, FL, USA

MINR · Cessna 150J · 1997-04-06 · MIAMI, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number: MIA97LA121
Event ID: 20001208X07777
Type: Accident
Date: 1997-04-06
Location: MIAMI, FL, USA
Coordinates: 25.64995, -80.490455

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 150J
Registration: N50918
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate preflight planning and improper fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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