# Accident 19910512015489A: Cessna 152, Yazoo City, MS, May 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1991, 13:20 local time
- Place: Yazoo City, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8591° N, 90.3991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8591&lon=-90.3991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65619, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65619) (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: 55 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910512015489A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT DEPARTED ON UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT AND RAN OUT OF FUEL WITHIN 20 MINUTES. STRUCK ROAD SIGN ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 MIA91LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA143), May 12, 1991: Cessna 152 (N65619), Yazoo City, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR PLANNING DECISION BY THE STUDENT PILOT, IMPROPER FUEL CALCULATIONS, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS OWN…

## Other reports on N65619 (6)

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

- [Incident 19961001039009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961001039009I), Oct 1, 1996: Cessna 152 (N65619), Lonoke, AR. Narrative: on October 1, 1996, at 1830 CDT, a Cessna 152 aircraft, N65619, operated by central flying service and flown by andres george snow, departed adams…
- [Incident 19940217004719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940217004719I), Feb 17, 1994: Cessna 152 (N65619), Jonesboro, AR, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft on landing rollout. Pilot was on solo crosscountry training flight.
- [Accident 19850803070769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850803070769A), Aug 3, 1985: Cessna 152 (N65619), Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Lost power during approach due to fuel exhaustion. Landed on rough surface and nose gear and left main collapsed.
- [Accident 19820208005509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208005509A), Feb 8, 1982: Cessna 152 (N65619), Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing and aircraft ran into snowbank.
- [Incident 19801129086619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129086619I), Nov 29, 1980: Cessna 152 (N65619), Park Forest, IL, Minor damage. Student pilot carrying a passenger, ran out of fuel.
- [Incident 19781007029479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007029479I), Oct 7, 1978: Cessna 152 (N65619), Monon, IN, Minor damage. Student pilot taxied off runway end after landing. Was preoccupied in the cockpit. He hit a ditch.

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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