What happened
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Acft ran out of fuel, acft crashed into a vehicle on the road. 2 POB suffered fatal inj, and the 2 POB in the van suffered fatal inj. (-23) on August 15, 1998, at 2305 EDT, a Cessna 152, N93784, registered to schimidt aviation, cincinnati, Ohio, collided with a car while making an emergency landing on a roa din blue ash, Ohio, while on a cross country flight. VFR conditions prevailed at the time. No VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was demolished. The private pilot and two passengers in the car were fatally injured. The flight originated at terre haute, Indiana (huf) on August 15, 1998 at 2050 EDT. (.4) the pilot flew to the air national guard base, and performed military duty as a medical officer. That evening he gave a 30-minute orientation ride to a service member, and then departed for his home airport. Approximately 2 miles from his destination the pilot transmitted a mayday call and announced, 'I'm out of gas and...I cannot make the airport.' The pilot performed a forced landing to the westbound lanes of a highway and collided with a van head on. Examination of the wreckage revealed no odor of fuel at the SC ene and one gallon of fuel was drained from the tanks. The hobbs meter reflected 3.8 hours of flight time from the pilot's first take-off. The airplane's fuel capacity was 26 gallons, 24.5 gallons of which were usable. The pilot had 99 hours of flight experience, approximately 59 of which were in make and model.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, ACFT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ, AND THE 2 POB IN THE VAN SUFFERED FATAL INJ. (-23) ON AUGUST 15, 1998, AT 2305 EDT, A CESSNA 152, N93784, REGISTERED TO SCHIMIDT AVIATION, CINCINNATI, OHIO, COLLIDED WITH A CAR WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROA DIN BLUE ASH, OHIO, WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA (HUF) ON AUGUST 15, 1998 AT 2050 EDT. (.4) THE PILOT FLEW TO THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, AND PERFORMED MILITARY DUTY AS A MEDICAL OFFICER. THAT EVENING HE GAVE A 30-MINUTE ORIENTATION RIDE TO A SERVICE MEMBER, AND THEN DEPARTED FOR HIS HOME AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION THE PILOT TRANSMITTED A MAYDAY CALL AND ANNOUNCED, 'I'M OUT OF GAS AND...I CANNOT MAKE THE AIRPORT.' THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO THE WESTBOUND LANES OF A HIGHWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A VAN HEAD ON. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO ODOR OF FUEL AT THE SC ENE AND ONE GALLON OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE TANKS. THE HOBBS METER REFLECTED 3.8 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME FROM THE PILOT'S FIRST TAKE-OFF. THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL CAPACITY WAS 26 GALLONS, 24.5 GALLONS OF WHICH WERE USABLE. THE PILOT HAD 99 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, APPROXIMATELY 59 OF WHICH WERE IN MAKE AND MODEL.
NTSB investigation
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