# Accident 19890611015199A: Cessna 152, Kaufman, TX, June 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1989, 13:20 local time
- Place: Kaufman, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5795° N, 96.2999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5795&lon=-96.2999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24258, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24258-2013-07-08) (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: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611015199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CROSSCOUNTRY. LANDED ON A ROAD, RAN OFF HIT DITCH AND A POLE. CFI MISJUDGED FUEL SUPPLY FOR TRIP.

## 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 FTW89LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA113), Jun 11, 1989: Cessna 152 (N24258), Kaufman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT INADVERTENTLY BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED AND EXHAUSTING THE FUEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N24258 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870612020149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870612020149A), Jun 12, 1987: Cessna 152 (N24258), Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. Student froze on controls during landing from a sideslip. Aircraft departed runway side and flipped over.

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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