# NTSB ATL82FLG05: Cessna 152, N64842, Clemson, SC, December 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1981
- Place: Clemson, SC · CLEMSON, SC
- Location: 34.6846° N, 82.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clemson, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6846&lon=-82.8101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FLG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64842-1984-11-16), registration cancelled 1984-11-16, S/N 15281448 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oconee Cnty

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811206079139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811206079139A), Dec 6, 1981: Cessna 152, Clemson, SC, Substantial damage. Student ran out of fuel en route near airport. Hit a ditch landing off airport. Fuel gauges also inaccurate.

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.

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