# Accident 19911009045559A: Cessna 152, Lubbock, TX, October 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5893° N, 101.8491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5893&lon=-101.8491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5399B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5399B) (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: 43 total, 40 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911009045559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING APPROACH TO AIRPORT FROM LOCAL FLIGHT. NOSED OVER LANDING. FUEL TANKS DOWN TO UNUSABLE FUEL.

## 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 FTW92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA006), Oct 9, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE FBO'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES.

## Other reports on N5399B (3)

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

- [Accident 19990930043089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990930043089A), Sep 30, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Slaton, TX, No damage. (-23) On September 30, 1999, stewart warren hicks, student pilot certificate #EE-2928587, operated Cessna 152, N5399B, on a solo cross country flight,…
- [Incident 19910219006469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910219006469I), Feb 19, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Slaton, TX. Engine running rough. Landed safely at airport. Found right magneto inoperative due to bad coil and a fouled plug.
- [Accident 19820519016809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820519016809A), May 19, 1982: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Ainsworth, NE, Substantial damage. Taxied on closed runway after landing. Lost control in gusty quartering tailwind. Nosed up on striking corn pile.

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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