# Accident 19910218002549A: Cessna 152, St Cloud, FL, February 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1991, 14:15 local time
- Place: St Cloud, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2489° N, 81.2812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Cloud, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2489&lon=-81.2812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24913, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24913-2013-08-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 97 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218002549A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST ON SHORT FLIGHT,LANDED NEAREST AIRPORT.TOOK OFF AGAIN BUT GYRO SET INCORRECT.LOST AGAIN RAN OUT OF FUEL

## 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 MIA91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA082), Feb 18, 1991: Cessna 152 (N24913), St. Cloud, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PLAN THE FLIGHT AND FAILURE TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE FROM ATC AFTER BECOMING LOST, WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N24913 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950519020309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519020309I), May 19, 1995: Cessna 152 (N24913), Winter Haven, FL, Minor damage. Student allowed nose gear to impact runway hard enought for it to collapse. Supervised solo.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.