# Accident 19961007035699A: Cessna 152, Galveston, TX, October 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1996, 15:15 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3006° N, 94.7903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3006&lon=-94.7903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5525L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5525L-1997-03-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961007035699A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL 11MI SW OF GALVESTON. DITCHED IN GULF. SWAM TO OIL RIG. RAN OUT OF FUEL DUE UNEXPECTED HEADWIND. (-23) DEPARTED GALVESTON AIRPORT 1700Z. PLANNED 2 1/2 HR FLIGHT. DUE TO UNFORCASTED WINDS ALOFT ENCOUNTERED 30K HEAD WINDS. LANDED 11 MILES SHORT OF AIRPORT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. ENTIRE FLIGHT LASTED 3 HRS AND 10 MINUTES. DVFR FLIGHT WAS FILED WITH HOU FSS.

## 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 FTW97LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA010), Oct 7, 1996: Cessna 152 (N5525L), Gulf Of Mexico, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel consumption calculations.

## Other reports on N5525L (1)

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

- [Incident 19900111008379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900111008379I), Jan 11, 1990: Cessna 152 (N5525L), Nashua, NH. Encountered unforecast snow shower. Advised approach control. Controller declared emergency. Vectored to airport.

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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