# Accident 20011022027599A: Cessna 152, Henderson, NV, October 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0833° N, 114.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0833&lon=-114.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67729, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67729-2002-02-26) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011022027599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, PIC TOPPED OFF THE FUEL TANKS WITH 16 GALLONS OF FUEL. THIS ALLOWED FOR A TOTAL OF 26 GALLONS ON HIS DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT HOBBS TIME INDICATED THAT 3.5 HOURS WERE FLOWN. AFTER FLYING FOR 3.5 HOURS, AND WHEN WITHIN 14 MILES OF MCCARRAN AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. PIC ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WHILE APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OFF THE GROUND HIS RIGHT WING STRUCK A STREET LIGHT POLE ADJACENT TO THE STREET. CONTACT WITH THE POLE IMMEDIATELY SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT WHERE IT SUDDENLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.

## 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 LAX02LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA012), Oct 23, 2001: Cessna 152 (N67729), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion during cruise flight due to the pilot's improper in-flight decision. A contributing factor was his improper preflight planning.

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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