# Incident 19980918032179I: Cessna 152, Sterling, CO, September 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1998, 03:45 local time
- Place: Sterling, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6205° N, 103.1926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6205&lon=-103.1926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48751, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48751) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 115 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980918032179I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY IN STERLING, CO, DUE TO FUEL EPLETION. DURING EMERGENCY APPROACH AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT AILERON, VERTICAL FIN AND AFT CABIN WINDOW, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO PROPELLER. PILOT PUSHED AIRCRAFT TO GAS STATION ON HIGHWAY, FUELED AIRCRAFT AND OBTAINED ASSISTANCE FROM POLICE TO CLOSE HIGHWAY TO AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC SO THAT HE COULD DEPART USING HIGHWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, (BJC) IN THE DAMAGED, UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION. PILOT DID NOT HAVE AIRCRAFT INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED A/P MECHANIC PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE GIGHWAY IN STERLING. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CERTIFIED TO UTILIZE AUTOMOTIVE FUEL.

## Other reports on N48751 (1)

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

- [Incident 19931001039309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931001039309I), Oct 1, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48751), Fallston, MD, Minor damage. Engine started after several attempts using electric starter. Jumped chocks. Aircraft moved, struck parked C172.

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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