# Accident 19980615013599A: Cessna 152, Boyd, TX, June 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1998, 15:15 local time
- Place: Boyd, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0794° N, 97.5595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0794&lon=-97.5595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6217Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6217Q-2003-05-08) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980615013599A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER. LANDED IN A FIELD. HIT FENCE AND TREES. NOSED OVER. LOST ENGINE OIL. BENT WING SPAR. (.19) ON JUNE 15, 1998, ABOUT 1515 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE, N6217Q, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY HIGHER POWER AVIATION OF ARLINGTON, TEXAS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR BOYD, TEXAS. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORT WORTH, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE 17 YEAR OLD STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE IN THE LOCAL TRAINING AREA AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 1,800 FEET MSL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE "NOTED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE READ ZERO." THE STUDENT PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD, AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 55 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE, IMPACTED A TREE, AND NOSED OVER COMING TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS BENT, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED AFT, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WAS SEPARATED. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF FRESH ENGINE OIL ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE, INITIATING IN THE AREA AFT OF THE ENGINE, CONTINUING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE TAIL. THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (-23) ON JUNE 15, 1998, AT 1515 CDT, A CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE, N6217Q OWNED BY HIGHER POWER AVIATION OF ARLINGTON, TEXAS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR BOYD, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON JUNE 15, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 FTW98LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA269), Jun 15, 1998: Cessna 152 (N6217Q), Boyd, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the total loss of engine oil for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced 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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