# Accident 19940829024009A: Cessna 152, Arkadelphia, AR, August 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1994, 18:30 local time
- Place: Arkadelphia, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: H2UV
- Location: 34.1198° N, 93.0708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1198&lon=-93.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44687, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44687-1997-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940829024009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. OVERSHOT LANDING AREA INTO TREES. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 FTW94LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA284), Aug 29, 1994: Cessna 152 (N44687), Arkadelphia, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N44687 (3)

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

- [Incident 19940620015699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940620015699I), Jun 20, 1994: Cessna 152 (N44687), Greenwood, MS. Lost power on approach to airport. Force landed on highway median. Fuel tanks were empty.
- [Incident 19930410014119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930410014119I), Apr 10, 1993: Cessna 152 (N44687), Somerset, KY, Minor damage. Pilot became lost on crosscountry. Ran out of fuel. Forced landing in field.
- [Accident 19851206061089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851206061089A), Dec 6, 1985: Cessna 152 (N44687), Hickory, NC, Substantial damage. Student bounced on landing during solo crosscountry. Nose gear collapsed as aircraft recontacted the runway.

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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