# Accident 20000219033999A: Cessna 152, Leesburg, FL, February 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8008° N, 81.8806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8008&lon=-81.8806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68197, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68197) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 80 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000219033999A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MISCALCULATED HIS FUEL CONSUMPTION AND RAN OUT OF FUEL PRIOR TO REACHING THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR COMPONENT FAILURES WITH THE AIRPLANE.         (-23)PILOT USED 6 GALLONS PER HOUR FUEL BURN FOR PLANNING PURPOSES AND FAILED TO MONITOR FUEL GAUGES OR TANKS FOR FUEL REMAINING.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS SHORT OF LANDING IN LEESBURG FLORIDA.  FAA INSPECTORS FOUND NO USABLE FUEL IN FUEL TANKS.  PILOT WAS COUNSELED AND RECHECKED FOR FUEL PLANNING USING 6 TO 8 GALLONS PER HOUR.  USING 8 GALLONS PER HOUR PLANNING SHEET SHOWED FUEL DEPLETION JUST PRIOR TO LANDING.  PILOT IS CANADIAN AND HAS NO ENFORCEMENT HISTORY.  RECHECK OF FUEL PLANNING WAS SATISFACTORY AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS PLANNED.

## 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 ATL00LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA027), Feb 19, 2000: Cessna 152 (N68197), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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