- Date
- December 6, 1981
- Place
- Clemson, SC · CLEMSON, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N64842Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811206079139A
- Case key
- 123445
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2923 81/12/6 CLEMSON,SC CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 41 TOTAL TIME - 1414 N64842 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OCONEE CNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CLEMSON,SC RETURN MACON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LNDD IN SHORT FIELD,HIT DITCH,NOSED OVER.FUEL GAUGES IMPROPERLY CALIBRATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64842
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oconee Cnty
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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