# Incident 19981212044729I: Cessna 152, Weeping Water, NE, December 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1998, 13:52 local time
- Place: Weeping Water, NE
- Airport: Browns Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8687° N, 96.1088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROWNS (NE69), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8687&lon=-96.1088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64901, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64901-2007-02-21) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981212044729I

## Narrative

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

DUE TO MISREADING AIRCRAFT DECALS STUDENT PILOT MISCALCULATED FUEL AVAILABLE FOR SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OUT OF FUEL. FORCED LANDING WAS SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED WITH NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO WEEPING WATER AIRPORT (EPG), REFUELED AND FLOWN BACK TO LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BY ANOTHER PILOT. STUDENT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR HAVE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND COUNSELING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND FUEL CALCULATIONS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION.

## Other reports on N64901 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960113006519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960113006519I), Jan 13, 1996: Cessna 152 (N64901), Lincoln, NE. Narrative: on January 13, 1996, approximately 1800 CST, Mr. Philip connell, holder of private pilot certificate 1940375, acting as pilot in command of Cessna…

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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