- Date
- February 23, 1984, 18:05 local (Feb 24, 1984, 01:05 UTC)
- Place
- Carlsbad, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N46723Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840223005099A
- Case key
- 16344
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt made a forced landing and the acft nosed over on soft terrain after the engine quit during the last leg of a x-country. The plt said he had not visually checked the fuel tanks during pre-flight. An examination of the acft after the accident revealed no fuel in the acft tanks or fuel lines to the carburetor. The student reported that the fuel gage indicated about 1/2 full when the eng lost power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46723
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283074
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Executive Aero Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 10, 1984 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- CNM · Carlsbad, NM
- Destination
- HOB · Hobbs, NM
- 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 27 in this make and model · 12 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.