# Accident 19990918027669A: Cessna 152, Murray, UT, September 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1999, 13:36 local time
- Place: Murray, UT
- Airport: Murray
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6508° N, 111.8800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6508&lon=-111.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65602, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65602-2000-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918027669A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 DEN99LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA165), Sep 18, 1999: Cessna 152 (N65602), Murray, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A forced landing on unsuitable terrain. Factors were fuel exhaustion and inaccurate preflight planning by the flight instructor.

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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