# Accident 19890704019599A: Cessna 152, Tunas, MO, July 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Tunas, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8398° N, 93.0203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8398&lon=-93.0203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757EJ-1991-11-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 221 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704019599A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF TO OBTAIN FUEL AT ANOTHER AIRPORT BUT RAN OUT OF FUEL SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. CRASH LANDED ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 MKC89LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA154), Jul 4, 1989: Cessna 152 (N757EJ), Tunas, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION BECAUSE OF IMPROPER FLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N757EJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19780402008699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780402008699I), Apr 2, 1978: Cessna 152 (N757EJ), Richland, OK. Forced landing after engine would not develop full power. Found mixture control had slipped.

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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