- Date
- May 18, 1983, 01:27 local (05:27 UTC)
- Place
- Detroit, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N67880Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830518021169A
- Case key
- 12181
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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.
Analysis
The acft made a forced landing off airport and collapsed the rt main landing gear during a landing on a street after theengine quit. Investigation revealed that the acft was filled with fuel for 2 afternoon flights and not refueled afterwards. During the subsequent night flt the engine quit after 3.4 hours of flying for a total of 4.5 hours flying time. Further examination revealed a little over one gallon of fuel in the acft. The engine was started and ran momentarily.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67880
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152282075
- Airframe hours
- 2,315
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Skytrack Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- YIP · Ypsilanti, MI
- Destination
- 2 · Detroit, MI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 115 total · 4 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.