What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On September 18, 1999, at 1336 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 152, N65602, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing at Murray, Utah. The certified flight instructor and student pilot occupants were not injured. The flight was being operated under title 14 CFR part 91 as an instructional flight and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this local area flight which reportedly departed salt lake city approx. 4 hours prior to the accident. According to preliminary information, the flight had been airborne approx. 4 hours and the published endurance for the aircraft is 4 hours. (-23) instructional flight from salt lake city international airport to salt lake city muni 2, aircraft lost power, pilot made a forced landing in an open area near 5400 south and 1100 west in salt lake city. The wings were removed from the aircraft at the landing site. The fuel was drained from the tanks and determined to be approx. 1.5 gallons.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1999, AT 1336 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N65602, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING AT MURRAY, UTAH. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS LOCAL AREA FLIGHT WHICH REPORTEDLY DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY APPROX. 4 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN AIRBORNE APPROX. 4 HOURS AND THE PUBLISHED ENDURANCE FOR THE AIRCRAFT IS 4 HOURS. (-23) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FROM SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO SALT LAKE CITY MUNI 2, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN AREA NEAR 5400 SOUTH AND 1100 WEST IN SALT LAKE CITY. THE WINGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE LANDING SITE. THE FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE TANKS AND DETERMINED TO BE APPROX. 1.5 GALLONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.