19850505019099A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Wickenburg, AZ · May 5, 1985

Date
May 5, 1985 · 18:15 local
Place
Wickenburg, AZ
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N24970
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA244
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,200 total5,000 in this make and model245 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.

Loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot did not top tanks at previous stop.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT DID NOT TOP TANKS AT PREVIOUS STOP.

NTSB investigation

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