# Incident 19980419007189I: Cessna 152, Pahokee, FL, April 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8202° N, 80.6620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pahokee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8202&lon=-80.6620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5093M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5093M-2013-03-21) (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: 900 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419007189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED FROM LANTANA AIRPORT IN FLORIDA ENROUTE TO LAKELAND. DEPARTED LAKELAND WITHOUT REFUELING OR HAVING THE REQUIRED FUEL LOAD TO REACH PAHOKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH PAHOKEE THE ENGINE QUIT PILOT STATES THAT THE FUEL GAUGES READ AERO AND DITCHED INTO LAKE OKEECHOBEE. INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE WATER THE FUEL TANKS ONLY CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 2 GALLONS OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N5093M (2)

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

- [Incident 19960914033719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960914033719I), Sep 14, 1996: Cessna 152 (N5093M), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed lna with student and designated examiner who was conducting a private pilot check ride. Before departure, the student visually…
- [Incident 19840121009689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840121009689I), Jan 21, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5093M), East Hartford, CT. Lost engine power. Landed on an airport. No engine cold weather kit installed. Winterization precautions discussed.

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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