# Accident 19830303005829A: Cessna 152, Killeen, TX, March 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1983, 01:08 local time
- Place: Killeen, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 31.0900° N, 97.7106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0900&lon=-97.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6396Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6396Q-1983-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 461 total, 256 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830303005829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF FUEL AFTER BREAKING OUT OF CLOUDS ON A IFR APPROACH.  STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED BETWEEN TWO MOBILE HOMES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA061), Mar 3, 1983: Cessna 152 (N6396Q), Killeen, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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