19861005048949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Chicago/West Ch, IL · October 5, 1986

Date
October 5, 1986 · 15:50 local
Place
Chicago/West Ch, IL
Airport
Dupage
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5488B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA001
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
59 total57 in this make and model32 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.

The engine failed from fuel exhaustion on base leg and the aircraft struck a building. Student pilot.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON BASE LEG AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BUILDING. STUDENT PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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