# Accident 19971101043669A: Cessna 152, Eugene, OR, November 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1997, 18:33 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9394° N, 123.1891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9394&lon=-123.1891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5190B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5190B-2018-07-19) (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: 95 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971101043669A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. LANDED IN A FIELD. STRUCK A FENCE. FUEL TANKS EMPTY OF USABLE FUEL. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE OPERATOR THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DURING THE RETURN LEG OF A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.  A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON AN OPEN FIELD.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, AND NO FUEL WAS PRODUCED WHEN SUMPED.  THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 1/8 OF AN INCH OF FUEL, AND PRODUCED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT OUNCES OF FUEL WHEN SUMPED.  NO FUEL WAS ADDED DURING THE COURSE OF THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.                                                       (-23)ON 11/01/97 AT 1833 PST, PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR EUGENE, OR.  THE IARCRAFT BEING FLOWN, A CESSNA 152, N5190B, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING THE FORCED LANDING AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE.  NOTE: PILOT INFORMATION IS INCOMPLETE BECAUSE THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA^ DID NOT RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE WHEN REQUESTING INFORMATION.

## 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 SEA98LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA029), Nov 2, 1997: Cessna 152 (N5190B), Eugene, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel which subsequently led to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N5190B (2)

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

- [Accident 19840530019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840530019759A), May 30, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5190B), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff portion of touch and go landing.
- [Incident 19810725056579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725056579I), Jul 25, 1981: Cessna 152 (N5190B), Blythe, CA. Za student pilot made precautionary landing due low fuel supply. Obtained fuel continued flight.

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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