# Accident 19971201035909A: Cessna A152, Shirley, NY, December 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1997, 19:00 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8006° N, 72.8206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8006&lon=-72.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758YR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758YR-1998-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 26 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971201035909A

## Narrative

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

(TTY) ACFT DEPARTED FOR A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, LOSS OF POWER/ENG. LANDED SHORT ON LOUIS AVE, EAST MORICHES, NY. (.4)THE INSTRUCTOR PREFLIGHTED THE AIRPLANE AND MEASURED THE FUEL QUANTITY WITH A CALIBRATED STICK, WITH 8 GALLONS IN ONE TANK, AND 7 GALLONS IN THE OTHER TANK.  AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN CRUISING AT 2,700 FEET FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THEY LOST ALL OR MOST ENGINE POWER.  THE ENGINE BACKFIRED 4 OR 5 TIMES AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A PARKING LOT AND THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT ONE WING FUEL TANK WAS RIPPED OPEN, BUT NEITHER WING FUEL TANK CONTAINED FUEL AND THERE WAS NO ODOR OF FUEL ON THE GROUND.  REFUELING RECORDS REVEALED THAT AFTER THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN REFUELED TO 20 TOTAL GALLONS, IT WAS FLOWN ABOUT 8/10 HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.  THE AVERAGE FUEL CONSUMPTION OF THE ENGINE HAD BEEN 6.8 GALLONS PER HOUR.  ACCORDING TO A CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART, THE CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE                                        CONDUCTIVE FOR 'SERIOUS ICING AT CRUISE POWER.'

## 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 NYC98LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA037), Dec 2, 1997: Cessna A152 (N758YR), Moriches, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N758YR (1)

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

- [Accident 19861031083849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861031083849A), Oct 31, 1986: Cessna A152 (N758YR), Linden, NJ, Substantial damage. The nose gear collapsed on landing. The pilot had damaged the nose wheel on an earlier landing.

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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