- Date
- October 31, 1980
- Place
- Port Clinton, OH · PORT CLINTON, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N47316Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801031061549A
- Case key
- 128608
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2761 80/10/31 NR.PORT CLINTON,OH CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 77 TOTAL TIME - 1511 N47316 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASHTABULA,OH TOLEDO,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- DITCHED IN LAKE ERIE APRX 200FT FRM SHORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47316
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N47316 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB BFO96LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHudson, OHthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power due to an inadequate supply of fuel. Factors relating to the accident were: false fuel quantity indication from the left fuel quantity gauge,…NTSB BFO94LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBath, OHloss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the frozen, snow covered terrain.NTSB ATL89LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRavenna, OHPilot in command failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft while landing in a gusty crosswind. The crosswind component exceeded the published demonstrated crosswind capability of the airplane.