19870125046099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · La Verne, CA · January 25, 1987

Date
January 25, 1987 · 16:42 local
Place
La Verne, CA
Airport
Brackett Field
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65560
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA097
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
244 total113 in this make and model20 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 landing approach. The pilot failed to adequately preflight aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON LANDING APPROACH. THE PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY PREFLIGHT AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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