# NTSB CHI86LA180: Cessna 152, N5499B, Duluth, MN, July 25, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 25, 1986, 15:12 local (20:12 UTC)
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Coordinates: 46.779457, -92.109893 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7795&lon=-92.1099&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): 13492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI86LA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13492/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA180

## 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 - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - uncontrolled
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A ROAD AND IT COLLIDED WITH A ROAD SIGN AFTER EXPERIENCING FUEL EXAUSTION ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 3.2 HOURS AND COVERED 289 MILES. THE STUDENT STATED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS LOOKED 'ALMOST FULL' DURING HIS PREFLIGHT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5499B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5499B-2011-12-08), registration cancelled 2011-12-08, S/N 15283888, built 1979 (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: 15283888
- Airframe hours: 3607
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Crystal Shamrock Aviation
- Registered owner: Aircraft Leasing Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PKD, PARK RAPIDS, MN
- Destination: DLH, DULUTH, MN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 51 total, 29 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DLH, 18 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 19860725037649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860725037649A), Jul 25, 1986: Cessna 152, Duluth, MN, Substantial damage. Solo student landed on a road after engine failed from fuel exhaustion. Wing struck a road sign.

## Other investigations on N5499B (2)

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 ERA10LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA235), Apr 18, 2010: Cessna 152 (N5499B), Avon Park, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The operator's failure to correct known deficiencies with the carburetor, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing by the pilot. Also causal was the operator's…
- [NTSB CHI97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA147), May 24, 1997: Cessna 152 (N5499B), Crystal, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the lack of recent flight time.

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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