# Accident 19970702016719A: Cessna 152, Ft Worth, TX, July 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Alliance Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ZVBS
- Location: 32.8191° N, 97.3594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8191&lon=-97.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69073, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69073-2003-03-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702016719A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 07/02/97, N69073, A CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE PILOTED BY THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING 1/2 MILE WEST OF THE ALLIANCE FT. WORTH, TX AIRPORT, AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED NO USEABLE FUEL IN EITHER OF THE 2 WING TANKS. THE STUDENT PILOT SUFFERED ONLY VERY MINOR INJURY. SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT WAS NOT ON BOARD. (NO VFR RESERVE).

## 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 FTW97LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA244), Jul 2, 1997: Cessna 152 (N69073), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion, due to the pilot's failure to refuel before taking off on the remainder of the flight after making a precautionary landing. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot becoming…

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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