- Date
- December 12, 1993, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N757FHCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19931212051639A
- Case key
- 9440
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Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot and one passenger were on a local sightseeing trip when they experienced a complete loss of engine power. The pilot initiated a forced landing onto a field. The nose gear collapsed upon landing, but the airplane remained in an upright position. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no fuel in the fuel tanks or fuel lines. In a statement made to the FAA, the pilot stated he miscalculated the airplane's amount of usable fuel.
Factual narrative
On December 12, 1993, at 1545 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N757FH, sustained substantial damage in an off-airport forced landing near Jackson, Missouri. The private pilot reported a complete loss of engine power while in cruise flight. Neither the pilot nor his sole passenger were injured. The personal flight originated at the Sikeston, Missouri, Municipal Airport. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
The airplane's nose gear collapsed upon landing on the field, and the airplane came to rest in an upright position. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no fuel in the fuel tanks or fuel lines. In a statement made to the FAA, the pilot stated he miscalculated the airplane's amount of usable fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757FH
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279701
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carlos P. Jolliff, doing business as Jolliff Aviation
- Registered owner
- Carlos P. Jolliff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 10, 1993
- Departed
- SIK · Sikeston, MO
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 111 total · 74 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CGI, 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.