# Accident 19910706028199A: Cessna 152, Woodchopper Ck, AK, July 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1991, 03:30 local time
- Place: Woodchopper Ck, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.7902° N, 144.1995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.7902&lon=-144.1995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6276P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6276P) (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: 157 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706028199A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. FLYING CLUB OWNER REPORTED AIRCRAFT STOLEN BY CLUB MEMBER.

## 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 ANC91LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA092), Jul 6, 1991: Cessna 152 (N6276P), Woodchopper Crk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N6276P (2)

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

- [Incident 19890317016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890317016499I), Mar 17, 1989: Cessna 152 (N6276P), Fairbanks, AK. Rough engine on climbout. Made emergency landing on opposite runway. Leaned mixture on runup which cleared engine.
- [Accident 19860705030589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860705030589A), Jul 5, 1986: Cessna 152 (N6276P), Nenana, AK, Substantial damage. Fuel exhausted on student solo cross country. Flipped over on landing. Had been lost.

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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