- Date
- May 28, 1988, 14:48 local (19:48 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeville, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4812BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880528016479A
- Case key
- 14084
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was making the fourth leg of a solo cross country flight totalling 314 nautical miles. Although he departed with full fuel, none was added during the trip. The aircraft experienced a power failure, due to fuel exhaustion, approximately five miles short of the final destination. During the precautionary landing the aircraft was substantially damaged during a nose over. The pilot reported no injuries. Investigation revealed inconsistent supervision and training by the pilot's CFI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4812B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283650
- Airframe hours
- 4,734
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul Dagnon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 3, 1987 · 67 hours before
- Departed
- ILL · Willmar, MN
- Destination
- Y12 · Lakeville, MN
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 55 total · 55 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSP, 15 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.