# Accident 19970207002389A: Cessna 152, Gulfport, MS, February 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3674° N, 89.0928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulfport, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3674&lon=-89.0928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93873, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93873-2007-10-22) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 945 total, 275 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970207002389A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER APPROACHING DESTINATION. HIT TREE LANDING ON A ROAD. ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL ON BOARD. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 7, 1997, AT 1656 CSTM B93873M A CESSBA 152 COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY SIX MILES NW OF GULFPORT, MS PILOT NOTED DURING PREFLIGHT, THE TANKS WERE NOT FULL BUT THERE APPEARED TO BE AMPLE FUEL FOR THE TRIP.  THE FLIGHT LASTED FOR TWO BEFORE POWER WAS LOST AND THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE.

## 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 ATL97LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA039), Feb 7, 1997: Cessna 152 (N93873), Gulfport, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power due to an inadequate supply of fuel.

## Other reports on N93873 (2)

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

- [Accident 20060626019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060626019069A), Jun 26, 2006: Cessna 152 (N93873), Bennett, CO, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot stated that he attempted takeoff with no problem. After he rotated he stated that he lost power and attempted to land in the field at the end…
- [Incident 20011027037259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011027037259I), Oct 27, 2001: Cessna 152 (N93873), Waveland, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot rented the aircraft from apollo aviation, pre-flighted the aircraft with his passenger performing the fuel check, departed gpt flew to new orleans…

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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