- Date
- October 29, 1985, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Greenville, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68741Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851029072829A
- Case key
- 13441
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Analysis
The plt experienced engine failure due to fuel starvation ten miles north of his destination. During the forced landing the prop and left wing were substantially damaged. The plt stated that when he ran out of fuel the right fuel guage read between 1/4 and 1/3 full. He later tested the guages and found that the right guage showed 1/4 more fuel than the left guage when the acft was sitting in a level position on the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68741
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282350
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aero Lease, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Y47 · Detroit, MI
- Destination
- 6D6 · Greenville, MI
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18,200 total · 700 in this make and model · 60 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 20 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.
Other investigations on N68741 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.