# NTSB CHI85LA348: Cessna 152, N53264, Little Falls, MN, August 11, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 11, 1985, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Little Falls, MN
- Coordinates: 45.97018, -94.360206 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9702&lon=-94.3602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA348
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13192/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA348

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate training, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
  - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

PILOT HAD DEPT WITH MINIMUM FUEL FOR THE 60 MI X-COUNTRY FLT. HE OVERFLEW DEST BY 25 MI AND AFTER CORRECTING COURSE RAN OUT OF FUEL 2 MI SHORT OF THE APRT. WHILE LANDING ON A COUNTRY ROAD ACFT VEERED INTO A DITCH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53264](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53264-1992-10-19), registration cancelled 1992-10-19, S/N 15283522 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283522
- Airframe hours: 1890
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 SERIES 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: C. S.Cook
- Registered owner: V. C. Cook
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, April 9, 1985
- Departed: CEDAR, MN
- Destination: LXL, LITTLE FALLS, MN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 154 total, 154 in this make and model, 130 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: STC, 25 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850811039349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850811039349A), Aug 11, 1985: Cessna 152, Little Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Overshot airport using VOR navigation. Ran out of fuel. Landed on road,wing hit brush,aircraft rolled into a ditch.

## Other investigations on N53264 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA006), Oct 14, 1989: Cessna 152 (N53264), Yates Center, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG DIRECTION TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO CLIMB SUFFICIENTLY TO AVIOD TREES.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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