# Accident 19900314007839A: Cessna 152, Mims, FL, March 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1990, 16:45 local time
- Place: Mims, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6799° N, 80.8397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6799&lon=-80.8397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66949, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66949-2013-08-20) (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: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900314007839A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT RAN AIRCRAFT OUT OF FUEL AND CRASH LANDED IN A PASTURE.

## 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 MIA90LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA093), Mar 14, 1990: Cessna 152 (N66949), Mims, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT MONITORING OF THE A/C FUEL STATE WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N66949 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810816049689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816049689I), Aug 16, 1981: Cessna 152 (N66949), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. Za engine lost power. Bugs plugged fuel tank vent line. Fuel tank cap vent valve stuck.
- [Accident 19810712039929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712039929A), Jul 12, 1981: Cessna 152 (N66949), Liberty, MO, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing due to 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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