# Accident 20020710038319A: Cessna 152, Chelsea, MI, July 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: Chelsea, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4500° N, 84.0500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4500&lon=-84.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N621AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621AF-2017-06-21) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 76 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020710038319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED PONTIAC, MI (PTK) AIRPORT AND PERFORMED PRACTICE MANEUVERS NORTHWEST OF PTK. UPON RETURNING TO PTK PILOT GOT LOST AND WANDERED SOUTHWEST OF PTK TO AREA OF JACKSON, MI. PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH PTK TOWER AND WAS HEADING TO HOWELL, MI., DUE TO LOW FUEL. AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOWELL WHEN ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FIELD NORTH OF CHELSEA, MI. AIRCRAFT AT SCENE WAS UPSIDE DOWN WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKING FUEL FOUND UNDER TANKS OR IN VICINITY OF AIRCRAFT. FUEL LINE TO ENGINE FROM STRAINER WAS DRY. FLIGHT TIME WAS ABOUT 1HR 45 MIN.

## 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 CHI02LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA187), Jul 10, 2002: Cessna 152 (N621AF), Gregory, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper decision by the pilot due to a failure to land at an intermediate airport, and the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing encountered. Contributing factors were the pilot's…

## Other reports on N621AF (1)

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

- [Incident 20010522012639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010522012639I), May 22, 2001: Cessna 152 (N621AF), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Student took off and remained in pattern to practice touch and go landings. Weather was VFR with light wind. On first landing, the aircraft hit hard and…

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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