19811230082059A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Scurry, TX · December 30, 1981

Date
December 30, 1981 · 23:00 local
Place
Scurry, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5268L
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82FPA09
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
123 total113 in this make and model30 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.

Ran out of fuel at night en route. Struck wires and a fence trying to land on a road. Aircraft burned.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL AT NIGHT EN ROUTE. STRUCK WIRES AND A FENCE TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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