# Accident 19940524025199A: Cessna 152, Kenai, AK, May 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1994, 12:56 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6592° N, 150.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6592&lon=-150.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94583, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94583-2018-01-24) (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: 50 total, 48 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940524025199A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER NEAR DESTINATION. DITCHED IN BAY. REPORTED LOW FUEL. HAD FAILED REFUEL EN ROUTE ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY.

## 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 ANC94LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA057), May 24, 1994: Cessna 152 (N94583), Kenai, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AS A RESULT OF THE STUDENT PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

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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