- Date
- April 28, 1984, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Marine City, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- CGDPPCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12592
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
Became lost/disoriented - inadvertentCause
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Radio communications - delayedCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
The plt departed london, ontario with 14 gal of fuel on board. He became disoriented & flew over sarnia which he mistookfor detroit. He stated that he waited too long before contacting anyone for help. When he finally called selfridge approach & was being vectored to Marine City, fuel exhaustion occurred. A forced landing was made in a soft field where the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGDPP
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280865
- Airframe hours
- 1,271
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Windsor Lfying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 10, 1984 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- CYXU · London, Ontario
- Destination
- CYQG · Windsor Ontario
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 76G · Marine City
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 17
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 50 total · 50 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET, 26 nm away