# Accident 19951230042809A: Cessna 152, Hudson, OH, December 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Hudson, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2394° N, 81.4507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2394&lon=-81.4507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47316, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47316-2000-08-29) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 51 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951230042809A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. PROP STOPPED. LOW FUEL. LANDED MUDDY FIELD. NOSED OVER. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. (-23) THE PILOT STATED: PRIOR TO HIS CHECK OUT, THAT HE CHECKED BOTH FUEL TANKS WITH HIS "FINGERS" AND THAT HE ESTIMATED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE DOWN ABOUT TWO INCHES. AFTER ABOUT A TWO TENTHS CHECKOUT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DEPLANED. AT ABOUT 13:45 LOCAL HE THEN DEPARTED ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM PORTAGE COUNTY (29G) OHIO TO TOLEDO (TOL) OHIO AND RETURN. HE FURTHER STATED, THAT HE DID A SINGLE TOUCH AND GO AT (TOL) THEN DEPARTED FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT TO (29G). AT ABOUT 16:30 LOCAL AND APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES WEST OF (29G) AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 3500 FT. MSL HAVING RECEIVED THE AIRPORT ADVISORY, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CUT OUT. HE APPLIED CARB HEAT CHECKING FOR ICE, BUT THAT DID NOT KEEP THE ENGINE FROM CUTTING OUT. HE OBSERVED THE RIGHT FUEL GAUGE TO READ ABOUT 1/4 FULL, AND THE LEFT GAUGE ABOUT 3/4 FULL AND THAT BOTH FUEL GAUGES WERE FLUCTUATING. THE PILOT THEN MADE A STEEP RIGHT TURN ABOUT (50 DEGREES). AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE TURN THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY APPEARED TO BE RUNNING NORMAL, THEN THE E                                                  NGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY. APPROXIMATELY 16:33 LOCAL THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON TO A SNOW COVERED MARSHY FIELD NEAR HUDSON, OHIO APPROXIMATELY 7-10 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION.

## 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 BFO96LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA035), Dec 30, 1995: Cessna 152 (N47316), Hudson, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power due to an inadequate supply of fuel. Factors relating to the accident were: false…

## Other reports on N47316 (3)

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

- [Accident 19940228005729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940228005729A), Feb 28, 1994: Cessna 152 (N47316), Bath, OH, Substantial damage. During practice forced landing failed to clear engine and or keep engine warm. Landed frozen field. Slid into trees
- [Accident 19890504010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504010769A), May 4, 1989: Cessna 152 (N47316), Ravenna, OH, Substantial damage. Student lost control on landing roll and nosed over in a ditch. Strong crosswind.
- [Accident 19801031061549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801031061549A), Oct 31, 1980: Cessna 152 (N47316), Port Clinton, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot exhausted fuel and attempted emergency landing on lake shore.

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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