# Accident 19910908038709A: Cessna 152, Friendly, MD, September 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Friendly, MD
- Airport: Potomac Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7392° N, 76.8407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7392&lon=-76.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48430, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48430-2012-08-27) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910908038709A

## Narrative

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

PRIVATE TEST RESCHEDULED. LACKED TWO HOURS SOLO. RAN OUT OF FUEL PRACTICING FOR THOSE TWO HOURS. LANDED OFF AIRPORT

## 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 BFO91LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA080), Sep 8, 1991: Cessna 152 (N48430), Croom, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY WAS ON BOARD TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N48430 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870812048809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812048809I), Aug 12, 1987: Cessna 152 (N48430), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion.

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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