# Accident 19970612015179A: Cessna 152, Bridgeport, TX, June 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1997, 16:26 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, TX
- Airport: Bridgeport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2009° N, 97.7503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2009&lon=-97.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6182U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6182U-2003-10-08) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 26 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970612015179A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW97LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA218), Jun 12, 1997: Cessna 152 (N6182U), Bridgeport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N6182U (1)

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

- [Accident 20030628012999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628012999A), Jun 28, 2003: Cessna 152 (N6182U), Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed. (-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…

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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