# Accident 19931211001459A: Cessna 152, Cornell, IL, December 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cornell, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BNGS
- Location: 40.9905° N, 88.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9905&lon=-88.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6124P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6124P-1996-10-22) (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: 20 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931211001459A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL. CFI FAILED INSURE 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 CHI94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA049), Dec 11, 1993: Cessna 152 (N6124P), C0rnell, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's misjudgment of fuel supply. A factor was 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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