# Accident 19940529048359A: Cessna 152, Spring City, PA, May 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1994, 20:15 local time
- Place: Spring City, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1707° N, 75.5407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1707&lon=-75.5407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68186, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68186-1994-08-11) (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: 331 total, 315 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529048359A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD INTO TREES ON FORCED 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 NYC94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA096), May 30, 1994: Cessna 152 (N68186), Spring City, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, RESULTING IN FUEL SUPPLY EXHAUSTION, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TREES DURING A FORCED…

## Other reports on N68186 (3)

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

- [Incident 19890602028329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602028329I), Jun 2, 1989: Cessna 152 (N68186), Harwich, MA, Minor damage. Precautionary landing on grass strip when engine got extremely rough. NR1 cylinder had broken at attachment flange.
- [Incident 19841224072429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841224072429I), Dec 24, 1984: Cessna 152 (N68186), Chatham, MA, Minor damage. Student stated wind picked up wing on landing. Pushed nose down collapsing nose gear. Gave student more training.
- [Incident 19800528051639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800528051639I), May 28, 1980: Cessna 152 (N68186), Albany, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft blown over by strong wind. Aircraft was not being operated at the time it was blown over.

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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