# Accident 19910616022089A: Cessna 152, Oceanside, CA, June 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1991, 17:13 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2005° N, 117.3495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2005&lon=-117.3495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747CM-2014-12-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 61 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616022089A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OBTAIN FUEL ON CATALINA ISLAND ELECTED TO FLY TO OCEANNSIDE 58 MILES INSTEAD DIRECT TO SHORE.RAN FUEL DRY

## 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 LAX91LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA262), Jun 17, 1991: Cessna 152 (N747CM), Oceanside, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING.

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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