- Date
- March 9, 1986, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Carmel, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N93989Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860309005819I
- Case key
- 13432
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Analysis
The student plt was on a x-country flt. He took off from an en route arpt with aprx 12 gal of fuel on board & was returning to his home base. Due to high winds at the destination arpt, the student diverted to an alternate arpt. While en route, the acft ran out of fuel. The student attempted to land in a field, but before reaching it, the acft flew into the tops of trees. Aprx 9 mi south, the 1251 CST wind was from 210 deg at 20 gusting 34 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93989
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285580
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Indianapolis Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FWA · Fort Wayne, IN
- Destination
- 418 · Indianapolis, IN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- IN83
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 27 total · 27 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 20 knots, gusting 34
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N93989 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.