# Accident 19951014036089A: Cessna 152, Eastman, GA, October 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1995, 01:50 local time
- Place: Eastman, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 32.1902° N, 83.1691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1902&lon=-83.1691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33LU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33LU-1996-03-29) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,110 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951014036089A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE FUEL ON NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY DEPARTED FOR ANOTHER AIRPORT. LOST POWER EN ROUTE. HIT WIRES LANDING FUEL 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 MIA96LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA006), Oct 14, 1995: Cessna 152 (N33LU), Eastman, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PERFORM FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, AND THE DECISION NOT TO REFUEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND THE PILOT- IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO…

## Other reports on N33LU (2)

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

- [Incident 19920404008789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920404008789I), Apr 4, 1992: Cessna 152 (N33LU), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Skidded off runway into a drainage ditch.
- [Incident 19890409013769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409013769I), Apr 9, 1989: Cessna 152 (N33LU), Lynchburg, VA. Lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Student made forced landing in a field. No damage or injury.

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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