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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Nikolai, AK · March 30, 1987

Date
March 30, 1987 · 16:30 local
Place
Nikolai, AK
Airport
Nikolai
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67767
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA056
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
53 total53 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

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. Student was lost and attempting to land, but did not make it to the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. STUDENT WAS LOST AND ATTEMPTING TO LAND, BUT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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