19810217003799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Detroit, MI · February 17, 1981

Date
February 17, 1981 · 04:00 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit City
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N48852
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEC15
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
335 total64 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Out of fuel on IFR approach to destination. Struck lightpole and residence landing. Excessive head wind factor.

As the FAA filed it

OUT OF FUEL ON IFR APPROACH TO DESTINATION. STRUCK LIGHTPOLE AND RESIDENCE LANDING. EXCESSIVE HEAD WIND FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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