# Incident 19980313017119I: Cessna 152, Phoenix, AZ, March 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1998, 22:30 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49260, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49260) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 70 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980313017119I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY CHECK HIS FUEL QUANTITY. EXHAUSTED FUEL. AND LANDED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.

## Other reports on N49260 (2)

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

- [Incident 20100921047069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100921047069I), Sep 21, 2010: Cessna 152 (N49260), Williamsburg, VA, Minor damage. Aircraft was taxied off the taxiway into a ditch where the propeller struck the ground.
- [Incident 19840705036049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705036049I), Jul 5, 1984: Cessna 152 (N49260), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Crashed on the departure end of the runway during the landing rollout.

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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