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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Bridgeport, TX · June 12, 1997

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Date
June 12, 1997 · 16:26 local
Place
Bridgeport, TX
Airport
Bridgeport Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6182U
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA218
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total26 in this make and model
N6182URegistration cancelled Oct 8, 2003 · Cessna 152S/N 15284734Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became lost on cross country. Exhausted fuel. Struck rocks landing. Nosed over onto barbed wire fence. (-23) on June 12, 1997, at approximately 1626 CDT, a Cessna (CE-152-152) N6182U received substantial damage during an off airport forced landing. The aircraft engine apparently failed due to fuel starvation. Less than 2 to 2 and 1/2 gallons of fuel was in the fuel tanks. In addition, there was no evidence of fuel leakage at the crash site.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME LOST ON CROSS COUNTRY. EXHAUSTED FUEL. STRUCK ROCKS LANDING. NOSED OVER ONTO BARBED WIRE FENCE. (-23) ON JUNE 12, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1626 CDT, A CESSNA (CE-152-152) N6182U RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE APPARENTLY FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. LESS THAN 2 TO 2 AND 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANKS. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE AT THE CRASH SITE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA218Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBridgeport, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as result of the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Jun 12, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6182U · 1

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

Accident 20030628012999AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Las Vegas, NV(-23) Pilot was in canyon attempting to make a 180 degree turn when the engine lost power and the aircraft lost altitude. The pilot tried to land on a state road, route 157, but was unable to. The aircraft struck a telephone pole with the left wing, spinning…Jun 28, 2003 · Destroyed