- Date
- October 27, 1985, 20:46 local (Oct 28, 1985, 01:46 UTC)
- Place
- Parkersburg, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N48987Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851027054159A
- Case key
- 7026
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Refueling - not performedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - crop
Analysis
The acft experienced a total loss of power due to fuel exhaustion while on a baseleg for landing. The pilot elected to land in a corn field approx 1.5 miles short of the runway because he did not think he could make it to the runway. The plt was returning home to cincinatti, oh from baltimore, MD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48987
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281088
- Airframe hours
- 1,650
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235 SERIES, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Co-Op Aircraft Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 6, 1985
- Departed
- MTP · Baltimore, MD
- Destination
- I77 · Cincinnati, OH
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- PKB · Wood County
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 229 total · 11 in this make and model · 162 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PKB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.