# Accident 19940913026919A: Cessna 152, Gainesville, FL, September 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1994, 21:06 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 29.6692° N, 82.3301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6692&lon=-82.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6517M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6517M-2013-08-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940913026919A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOW FUEL TO AFS THEN LOST POWER. SETTLED INTO TREES. NO USEABLE FUEL ON BOARD. FAILED REFUEL LAST STOP.

## 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 MIA94LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA211), Sep 14, 1994: Cessna 152 (N6517M), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO CALCULATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CORRECTLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N6517M (1)

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

- [Incident 19820618031409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820618031409I), Jun 18, 1982: Cessna 152 (N6517M), Crookston, MN, Minor damage. Student landed short. Lip of runway damaged gear. Instructor made go around and landed.

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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