# Accident 19980612013419A: Cessna 152, Boynton Beach, FL, June 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1998, 23:06 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5195° N, 80.1091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5195&lon=-80.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46129, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46129-2012-12-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 53 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612013419A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LAST LEG OF FLIGHT. STRUCK POWER LINES ON NIGHT FORCED LANDING HAD FLOWN TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. (.4) THE PILOT HAD FLOWN ABOUT THREE HOURS,AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE INITIAL DEPARTURE AIRPORT. DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT HE ENCOUNTERED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT FORCED HIM TO LAND AND WAIT FOR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THIS PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER AFTER THE PILOT EMPLOYED RESTART PROCEDURES. MOMENTS LATER, THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. THE PILOT SELECTED A PUBLIC ROAD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH UTILITY WIRES DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AND THIRTY-SIX MINUTES SINCE THE AIRPLANE WAS LAST REFUELED. THE PILOT INITIALLY REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED WITH SIX HOURS OF FUEL, BUT LATER REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE ONLY HAD A FUEL CAPACITY OF 24 GALLONS USABLE. THE AVERAGE FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE IS APPROXIMATELY SIX GALLONS PER HOUR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THE ENTIRE FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2000 FEET AND 2300 RPM, WITH THE MIXTURE IN THE FULL RICH POSITION. DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, NO FUEL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE UNDAMAGED TANK SYSTEM. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #ATL98LA082

## 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 ATL98LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA082), Jun 13, 1998: Cessna 152 (N46129), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning that resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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