20020424007829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Athens, TX · April 24, 2002

Date: April 24, 2002 · 16:15 local
Place: Athens, TX
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: XBIAI
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 530 total250 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 04/24/02, at approximately 1400 CDT, a Cessna 152, mexican registration xb-iai, departed jones airport, tulsa, Oklahoma enroute to Athens TX. The aircraft is owned by Mr. Alferdo velazquez, operated by Mr. Jose hernandez, a mexican national. The aircraft was being exported to Mexico. A VFR flight plan was filed and the aircraft was following another mexican registered CE-152. According to the pilot, it was a clear day in tulsa, Oklahoma and the weather changed approaching Athens. The pilot stated that heavy clouds moved in around Athens causing them to lose sight of the lead aircraft and subsequently became lost. Not being familiar with the area, the pilot stated the he had to circle the area several times looking for the airport causing the fuel depletion.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 04/24/02, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CDT, A CESSNA 152, MEXICAN REGISTRATION XB-IAI, DEPARTED JONES AIRPORT, TULSA, OKLAHOMA ENROUTE TO ATHENS TX. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY MR. ALFERDO VELAZQUEZ, OPERATED BY MR. JOSE HERNANDEZ, A MEXICAN NATIONAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING EXPORTED TO MEXICO. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER MEXICAN REGISTERED CE-152. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, IT WAS A CLEAR DAY IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA AND THE WEATHER CHANGED APPROACHING ATHENS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HEAVY CLOUDS MOVED IN AROUND ATHENS CAUSING THEM TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE LEAD AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME LOST. NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, THE PILOT STATED THE HE HAD TO CIRCLE THE AREA SEVERAL TIMES LOOKING FOR THE AIRPORT CAUSING THE FUEL DEPLETION.