# Accident 19960728044519A: Cessna 152, Castine, ME, July 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Castine, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3940° N, 68.8060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castine, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3940&lon=-68.8060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65530, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65530-2011-04-27) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728044519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. LANDED IN TALL WET HEY FIELD. NOSED OVER. FUEL TANKS 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 NYC96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA160), Jul 28, 1996: Cessna 152 (N65530), Castine, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power, due to an inadequate supply of fuel. Factors relating to the accident were: false indication from…

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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