# Accident 19880325051249A: Cessna 152, Preston, MO, March 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1988, 14:40 local time
- Place: Preston, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9410° N, 93.2127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Preston, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9410&lon=-93.2127&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4712B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4712B-1996-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880325051249A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD. FAILED TO FILL TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4712B (1)

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

- [Accident 19911017046859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911017046859A), Oct 17, 1991: Cessna 152 (N4712B), Lee'S Summit, MO, Substantial damage. Lost control on touch and go trying to raise flaps on adding power. Ran off runway. Nosed over hitting embankment.

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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