NTSB investigations: Cessna 152, FL

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 152, where the sequence of events included Fuel exhaustion. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20092026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 152, FL per year, 2009–2026: 6 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'FL' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071835')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s.\"tier2Number\" = '192' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\")))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB ERA26LA135Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Thonotosassa, FLThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Mar 3, 2026 · N588BR · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA419Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Panama City, FLThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.Jun 30, 2018 · N89887 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA16LA193Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Melrose, FLA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.May 23, 2016 · N952SA · Substantial damageNTSB ERA15LA342Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Miami, FLThe pilot's improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Sep 5, 2015 · N6141Q · Substantial damageNTSB ERA10CA433Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Miami, FLThe pilots' inadequate fuel planning, resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Aug 18, 2010 · N24870 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09CA142Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Titusville, FLA loss of engine power during approach due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.Jan 25, 2009 · N48570 · Substantial damage