- Date
- October 9, 1988, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ashland, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N49135Cessna 152II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881009045979A
- Case key
- 14293
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Analysis
While enroute on a cross country flight from buffalo, new york to mansfield, Ohio, the aircraft experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot performed emergency procedures and executed a forced landing in a farmer's open field. The pilot stated that the field was shorter than he expected; he was unable to stop the aircraft in time to avoid some trees at the end of the field. The pilot reported that he knew the aircraft was low on fuel, but he judged that he could reach his destination without refuelling. Post-accident examination revealed slightly more than 2.5 gallons of fuel in the entire fuel system. The aircraft manual states that the unuseable fuel on board the Cessna 152 is 1.75 gallons per side; 3.5 gallons total.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49135
- Reported as
- Cessna 152II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281158
- Airframe hours
- 4,561
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mustang, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Mustang, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 30, 1987 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- BUF · Buffalo, NY
- Destination
- MFD · Mansfield, OH
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 115 total · 95 in this make and model · 58 as pilot in command · 93 in the last 90 days · 48 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MFD, 14 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.