# Incident 19980521014579I: Cessna 152, Houston, MS, May 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Houston, MS
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8962° N, 89.0037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8962&lon=-89.0037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68172, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68172-2007-02-28) (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: 9,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980521014579I

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION ON SHORT FLIGHT. PILOT ADMITTED MISTAKE IN VISUAL FUEL CHECK. LANDED SAFE IN OPEN FIELD.

## Other reports on N68172 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960114002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960114002499A), Jan 14, 1996: Cessna 152 (N68172), Olive Branch, MS, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Came back down on angle. Lost control. Left runway. Collapsed nose gear.

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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