# Accident 19890401005169A: Cessna 152, Bolivar, TN, April 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bolivar, TN
- Airport: Bolivar-Hardeman County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2609° N, 88.9905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2609&lon=-88.9905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6475Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6475Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 57 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890401005169A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL FOR DESTINATION AND HIT TREE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. WAS AIRBORNE 4 HOURS WITHOUT REFUELING.

## 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 ATL89LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA119), Apr 1, 1989: Cessna 152 (N6475Q), Bolivar, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN REQUIRED FUEL FOR THIS FLIGHT WHICH RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.

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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