# Incident 19890409013769I: Cessna 152, Lynchburg, VA, April 9, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1989, 20:21 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33LU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33LU-1996-03-29) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409013769I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. STUDENT MADE FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY.

## Other reports on N33LU (2)

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

- [Accident 19951014036089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951014036089A), Oct 14, 1995: Cessna 152 (N33LU), Eastman, GA, Destroyed. Unable fuel on night cross country departed for another airport. Lost power en route. Hit wires landing fuel empty.
- [Incident 19920404008789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920404008789I), Apr 4, 1992: Cessna 152 (N33LU), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Skidded off runway into a drainage ditch.

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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