# Accident 19970714023599A: Cessna 152, Lufkin, TX, July 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lufkin, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NCPS
- Location: 31.3298° N, 94.7195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3298&lon=-94.7195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5238H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5238H-2000-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 82 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970714023599A

## Narrative

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

SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY, LOST. RAN OUT OF FUEL PLANE DESTROYED ON FORCE LANDING. INADEQUATE PLANNING STUDENT AND CFI. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY - BECAME DISORIENTED (LOST) AND RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROXIMATELY 16 (SIXTEEN) MILES NORTH OF LUFKIN TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES (BRUISES ONLY).

## 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 FTW97LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA268), Jul 14, 1997: Cessna 152 (N5238H), Lufkin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the student pilot becoming disoriented. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N5238H (1)

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

- [Incident 19830321012829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830321012829I), Mar 21, 1983: Cessna 152 (N5238H), Pascagoula, MS, Minor damage. Student pilot made a bounced landing. Damaged the nose gear and propeller.

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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