# Accident 19910811033199A: Cessna 152, Bear Mountain, NY, August 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1991, 20:15 local time
- Place: Bear Mountain, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3200° N, 74.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3200&lon=-74.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67393, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67393-2007-08-06) (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: 150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910811033199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER THREE HOURS AIRBORNE. LANDED IN A RIVER. NO USEABLE FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 NYC91LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA207), Aug 12, 1991: Cessna 152 (N67393), Bear Mountain, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND PLANNING, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND A FORCED LANDING IN WATER.

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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