19791213035769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Tallahassee, FL · December 13, 1979

Date
December 13, 1979 · 18:40 local
Place
Tallahassee, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N24243
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80DLA11
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,022 total737 in this make and model255 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion while on final approach to runway. Hit fence short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY. HIT FENCE SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.