# Accident 19970410010089A: Cessna 152, La Crosse, FL, April 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1997, 14:20 local time
- Place: La Crosse, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8408° N, 82.3994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8408&lon=-82.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5442B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5442B) (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: 53 total, 49 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970410010089A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT DEPARTED MINIMUM FUEL ON CROSS COUNTRY. GOT LOST. FAILED ASK HELP. RAN OUT OF FUEL. NOSED OVER LANDING. (-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS LOST ON 2ND SEGMENT OF X-C. EXHAUSTED AVAILABLE FUEL.  MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON OPEN FIELD.  LANDING ROLL WENT ONTO A PLOWED SECTION WHICH CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. I SPOKE WITH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR.  ADDITIONAL X-C PLANNING AND DUAL INSTRUCTION WILL BEGIVEN.

## 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 MIA97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA133), Apr 10, 1997: Cessna 152 (N5442B), La Crosse, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain a visual look out on landing rollout resulting in an on-ground collision with a berm/furrow, and subsequent nose over. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N5442B (1)

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

- [Accident 20230205002829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230205002829A), Feb 5, 2023: Cessna 152 (N5442B), Denton, TX, Destroyed. During the takeoff roll from a touch and go landing, loss of directional control occurred as the pilot looked down to verify configuration of the aircraft.…

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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