# Accident 19901216054309A: Cessna 152, Palmetto, FL, December 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1990, 14:24 local time
- Place: Palmetto, FL
- Airport: Manatee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5251° N, 82.5750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmetto, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5251&lon=-82.5750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67334-2011-05-27) (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: 69 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901216054309A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER LANDING. STUDENT FAILED TO OBTAIN FUEL EN ROUTE PER CFI INSTRUCTIONS.

## 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 MIA91LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA045), Dec 16, 1990: Cessna 152 (N67334), Palmetto, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT DUE TO HIS FAILURE TO PURCHASE FUEL BEFORE DEPARTURE RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

## Other reports on N67334 (3)

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

- [Accident 20080414837329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080414837329A), Apr 14, 2008: Cessna 152 (N67334), Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) A pilot and her passenger, during a routine cross country flight and her passenger left kissimmee, traveled to stuart, and then into Okeechobee where she…
- [Accident 19940807020529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807020529A), Aug 7, 1994: Cessna 152 (N67334), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. Started engine, left wing tie down not removed. Got out removed tiedown turned and walked into idling propeller.
- [Incident 19811010075429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010075429I), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 152 (N67334), North Richland, TX. Engine quit in cruise. Aircraft landed in field. Marvel shebler carburetor primary venturi dislodged.

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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