# Accident 19890417008329A: Cessna 152, Kenai, AK, April 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1989, 11:59 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6602° N, 150.9002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6602&lon=-150.9002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6479L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6479L-2013-11-08) (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: 178 total, 151 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890417008329A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON A BEACH AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA060), Apr 17, 1989: Cessna 152 (N6479L), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N6479L (1)

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

- [Accident 19840425014342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840425014342A), Apr 25, 1984: Cessna 152 (N6479L), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft was departing the pattern and collided with N45928 which was approaching airport for landing.

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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