# Accident 19891110044949A: Cessna 152, Cape Girardeau, MO, November 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1989, 14:10 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3396° N, 89.5706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3396&lon=-89.5706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47446, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47446-2011-09-28) (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: 2,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891110044949A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL 4 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION ON A FARM OBSERVATION FLIGHT. HIT TREES,A FENCE,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 MKC90LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA029), Nov 10, 1989: Cessna 152 (N47446), Cape Girardeau, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR PLANNING BY THE PILOT IN NOT REFUELING ENROUTE WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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