# NTSB CHI86LA101: Cessna 152, N93989, Carmel, IN, March 9, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 9, 1986, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place: Carmel, IN
- Coordinates: 39.959224, -86.169082 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9592&lon=-86.1691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI86LA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13432/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA101

## 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
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - initiated
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, approach
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93989), registered now, S/N 15285580, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285580
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; 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)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19860309005819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860309005819I), Mar 9, 1986: Cessna 152, Kissimmee, FL. The student pilot returning from a solo cross country flight lost control while landing on runway 24 at Kissimmee FL. The winds at the time of the incident was…

## Other investigations on N93989 (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 MIA02LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA120), May 15, 2002: Cessna 152 (N93989), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff, resulting in an on ground encounter with an adjacent ditch and a collapsed nose gear strut during the attempt to abort…

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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