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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Ft Myers, FL · September 20, 1982

Date
September 20, 1982 · 11:17 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N49863
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82FLD20
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
338 total334 in this make and model24 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 on local flight. Crash landed in palmetto patch. Failed to visually check fuel.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LOCAL FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN PALMETTO PATCH. FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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