# Accident 19930204001649A: Cessna 152, Ruskin, FL, February 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1993, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ruskin, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YFLV
- Location: 27.7096° N, 82.4210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7096&lon=-82.4210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714YL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714YL-1996-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930204001649A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED RAIN SHOWERS ON SECOND LEG OF CROSSCOUNTRY STUDENT FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL DEVIATING. FLIPPED LANDING.

## 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 MIA93LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA062), Feb 4, 1993: Cessna 152 (N714YL), Ruskin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MONITOR FUEL QUANTITY RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N714YL (2)

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

- [Incident 19800816067069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816067069I), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 152 (N714YL), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Student pilot damaged aircraft slightly in crosswind landing.
- [Incident 19790717019239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717019239I), Jul 17, 1979: Cessna 152 (N714YL), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Tower cleared N714YL, AF56493 to land on collision course, failed to warn either. 152 evaded, wingtip hit ground

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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