# Accident 20071220828929A: Cessna 152, Ft Worth, TX, December 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2007, 14:19 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZYFS
- Location: 32.9306° N, 97.4111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9306&lon=-97.4111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49962, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49962-2017-07-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071220828929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXECUTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HICKS AIRPORT AFTER LOSING ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND FAILED WHEN HE WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 2,300 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER TOUCHDOWN, STRUCK A SMALL EMBANKMENT, AND FLIPPED TO AN INVERTED POSITION BEFORE COMING TO A REST. ATC INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BECAME LOST DURING THE COURSE OF A TRAINING FLIGHT AND WAS RECEIVING RADAR VECTORS TO HICKS AIRPORT. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT DISPATCH RECORDS INDICATES THAT HE HAD FLOWN FOR 3.2 HOURS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 DFW08LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA046), Dec 20, 2007: Cessna 152 (N49962), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N49962 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000426020349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000426020349I), Apr 26, 2000: Cessna 152 (N49962), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. (-23)On 04/26/2000, at 1045 CDT, a Cessna 152, N49962, owned by [privacy data omitted] departed the runway and impacted a parking lot barrier during the…

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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