- Date
- July 27, 1985, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Rockford, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N67455Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850727034389A
- Case key
- 13176
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt originally planned a x-country flt from janesville, WI, to champaign, IL, to galesburg, IL & back to janesville. The total route of flt was aprx 390 mi. The plt had calculated that he needed 3-3/4 hrs of fuel. At champaign, he purchased an additional 5 gal of fuel. However, about 26 mi short of his destination, the eng began losing power & quit running due to fuel exhaustion. The plt tried to reach a nearby arpt, but was unable. During a forced landing, the right wing tip hit a tree which resulted in substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67455
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281814
- Airframe hours
- 1,114
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jab Limited
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 16, 1985
- Departed
- GBG · Galesburg, IL
- Destination
- JVL · Janesville, WI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- RFD · Greater Rockford, runway 18, 8,199 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 26 total · 26 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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