- Date
- August 10, 1993, 00:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Montgomery, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N102CFCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930810028399A
- Case key
- 9276
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Probable cause
The pilot became disoriented resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The dark night light condition was a factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot became disoriented and was unable to locate the airport at his intended destination. He contiued to search for the airport and exhausted the fuel supply on board the airplane. A forced landing was conducted to unsuitable terrain in the dark night.
Factual narrative
On August 10, 1993, at 0030 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N102CF, registered to Flying C Leasing, Ltd. of Wilmington, Delaware, and operated by a private rated pilot, experienced a loss of engine power followed by a forced landing into an athletic field. The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with the terrain. The pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was being conducted in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed Green Bay, Wisconsin, at 2100 on August 9, 1993.
The pilot stated that he became disoriented while trying to locate the destination airport. He continued to fly, searching for the airport, until his fuel supply was exhausted. He then conducted a forced landing in an athletic field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N102CF
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281991
- Airframe hours
- 5,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cushing Field, Ltd., doing business as Cushing Field Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Flying C Leasing, Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 5, 1993 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- GRB · Green Bay, WI
- Destination
- 0C8 · Newark, IL
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 118 total · 73 in this make and model · 90 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 10 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.