# Accident 19890731029589A: Cessna 152, Ft Smith, AR, July 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1989, 15:45 local time
- Place: Ft Smith, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3698° N, 94.4204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3698&lon=-94.4204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757HY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757HY) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 288 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890731029589A

## Narrative

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

PURCHASED ONLY 5 GALLONS OF FUEL THEN RAN OUT 10 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION. LANDING ON ROAD, STRUCK A HIGHWAY SIGN

## 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 MKC89LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA172), Jul 31, 1989: Cessna 152 (N757HY), Ft Smith, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE ROAD SIGN.

## Other reports on N757HY (1)

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

- [Incident 20191021020609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191021020609I), Oct 21, 2019: Cessna 152 (N757HY), Denton, TX, Minor damage. N757HY was conducting a full stop landing and taxi back to runway 36. N757HY stopped on runway and stated to the tower that he was unable to exit runway.…

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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