# Accident 19880820034589A: Cessna 152, Ada, OK, August 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ada, OK
- Airport: Ada Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7709° N, 96.6592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7709&lon=-96.6592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89271, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89271-1993-07-06) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 51 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880820034589A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. LANDED SHORT IN SOFT MUD AND NOSED OVER. PILOT SAYS HE MAY HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL. FUEL ZERO

## 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 FTW88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA149), Aug 20, 1988: Cessna 152 (N89271), Ada, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N89271 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820702036129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702036129I), Jul 2, 1982: Cessna 152 (N89271), Tulsa, OK. Ran out of fuel en route. Successfull forced landing. Found fuel cap missing.

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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