- Date
- October 25, 1989, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kinston, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N67318Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891025042849A
- Case key
- 8171
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to depart for his destination airport with less than required fuel, and his improper use of the communications radio which resulted in his circling the airport and exhausting all fuel.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot departed with 2 to 3 inches of fuel in each tank for the 21.5 mi flight to obtain fuel. Upon arrival near destination, contact could not be made with the control tower. While attempting to make contact with the tower he realized he now had a very low fuel state. The engine lost power and quit. A forced landing was made in a field and the airplane nosed over on rollout. No fuel was found in the airplane after the accident, and the communication radios were found in the off position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67318
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281749
- Airframe hours
- 3,196
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Money Breuer, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 12, 1989 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- PGV · Greenville, NC
- Airport
- ISO
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 31 total · 19 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ISO, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N67318 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.