- Date
- July 8, 1984, 18:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Flint, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N49185Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840708030569A
- Case key
- 12678
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that during preflight, he noticed that after straining the fuel sump, the strainer handle did not go backin as FAR as it should have. He checked to make sure no fuel was leaking & decided to take off. En route, he smelled fuel vapors. The eng quit as the plt was cleared to land by Flint tower. The fuel tanks were found empty. Witnesses at the accident site reported that the fuel strainer handle was not fully seated. The flt had departed with an estimated 6-1/2 gals of fuel on board about 15 min prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49185
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283435
- Airframe hours
- 1,414
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Skybolt Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 15, 1983
- Departed
- 4D0 · Grandledge, MI
- Airport
- FNT · Bishop
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,378 total · 380 in this make and model · 5,143 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FNT, 2 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.