# Accident 19910210001879A: Cessna 152, Osseo, WI, February 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Osseo, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5693° N, 91.2098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5693&lon=-91.2098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49288, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49288) (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: 39 total, 39 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910210001879A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE. ELECTED TO FOLLOW A ROAD. RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK A FENCE AND NOSED OVER. FOLLOWED WRONG ROAD.

## 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 CHI91LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA096), Feb 10, 1991: Cessna 152 (N49288), Osseo, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION WHICH OCCURRED WHEN THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, THE TERRAIN CONDITION, AND A FENCE.

## Other reports on N49288 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870626042809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870626042809I), Jun 26, 1987: Cessna 152 (N49288), Dubuque, IA. Solo students fuel was exhausted on cross country. Landed in a field without damage.

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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