# Accident 20050524009059A: Cessna 152, Conroe, TX, May 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2005, 13:15 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3167° N, 95.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3167&lon=-95.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67770, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67770-2009-04-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 127 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050524009059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 24, 2005, AT 1315 AM CDT, A CESSNA 152, N67770 DEPARTED DWH ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO CRS WITH AN ENROUTE TOUCH & GO TO PSN AND RETURN TO DWH. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT EXCEEDED ITS (FUEL) ENDURANCE AND LANDED 5 TO 8 MILES SHORT OF DWH IN A COW PASTURE STRIKING A TREE, EXPERIENCING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 DFW05CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA136), May 24, 2005: Cessna 152 (N67770), Conroe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N67770 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790502008709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790502008709A), May 2, 1979: Cessna 152 (N67770), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Veered off runway in crosswind takeoff roll. Student pilot.

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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