# Incident 19970403017209I: Cessna 152, Ocala, FL, April 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FLD (OCF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6454M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6454M) (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: 35,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970403017209I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL PREMATURELY ON IFR FLT. PLAN. AIRCRAFT HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEM,(I.E.) CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD, WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N6454M (1)

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

- [Incident 19810404014359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810404014359I), Apr 4, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6454M), Pine Mountain, GA, Minor damage. Aircraft ballooned on landing and touched down on nose wheel. Prop blades damaged and nose gear mount broken.

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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