# Accident 19990930043089A: Cessna 152, Slaton, TX, September 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Slaton, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4302° N, 101.6401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4302&lon=-101.6401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5399B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5399B) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990930043089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, STEWART WARREN HICKS, STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE #EE-2928587, OPERATED CESSNA 152, N5399B, ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, INITIATED AT TOWN AND COUNTRY AIRPARK (F82), LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THE ORIGINAL POINT OF DEPARTURE, LANDED AT DECATUR MUNICIPAL (8F7), DECATUR, TEXAS, WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. MR. HICKS STATED, THAT BEFORE DEPARTING DECATUR (8F7) HE CHECKED BOTH FUEL TANKS VISUALLY AND APPEARED TO HAVE HALF FULL FUEL IN EACH TANK. HE DEPARTED DECATUR (8F7) ON HIS RETURN SECOND LEG TO TOWN AND COUNTRY (F82). ABOUT 6 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF SLATON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F49) SLATON, TX., THE A/C ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.  MR. HICKS  LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON A COTTON FIELD 6 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF SLATON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F49). ON THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE WHEEL HIT A SMALL DIKE BETWEEN THE COTTON ROWS AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 FTW99LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA273), Sep 30, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Slaton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N5399B (3)

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

- [Accident 19911009045559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911009045559A), Oct 9, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit during approach to airport from local flight. Nosed over landing. Fuel tanks down to unusable fuel.
- [Incident 19910219006469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910219006469I), Feb 19, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Slaton, TX. Engine running rough. Landed safely at airport. Found right magneto inoperative due to bad coil and a fouled plug.
- [Accident 19820519016809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820519016809A), May 19, 1982: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Ainsworth, NE, Substantial damage. Taxied on closed runway after landing. Lost control in gusty quartering tailwind. Nosed up on striking corn pile.

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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