# Accident 19850507017699A: Cessna 152, Ozark, AL, May 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1985, 20:36 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4304° N, 85.6391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4304&lon=-85.6391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6097M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6097M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 158 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507017699A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE WHILE LANDING IN FIELD AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOTS FUEL ESTIMATES WRONG.

## 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 ATL85LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA155), May 8, 1985: Cessna 152 (N6097M), Ozark, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6097M (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20231117021979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231117021979I), Nov 17, 2023: Cessna 152 (N6097M), Opa Locka, FL, No damage. The instructor pilot was conducting touch and go training with a student pilot. During takeoff after a touchdown the aircraft had a loss of power. The pilot…
- [Incident 20130303003939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130303003939I), Mar 3, 2013: Cessna 152 (N6097M), Miami, FL, Minor damage. The student pilot was taxing after a solo flight when he turned off the runway and he experienced left brake loss and veered onto grass to avoid obstructing…
- [Incident 20080216013889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080216013889I), Feb 16, 2008: Cessna 152 (N6097M), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot failed to control aircraft after landing causing aircraft to run off the runway.

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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