- Date
- June 28, 1986, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Lupton, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N757KBCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860628034809A
- Case key
- 16995
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateFactor
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt took off on a local flt with approximately 1/4 tank of fuel (6 gal). He flew the acft until the engine quit from fuel exhaustion at 1.2 hours flt time. The acft impacted in an open feild, nosed over, and came to rest in an inverted position. The plt and one pax aboard were uninjured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757KB
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279791
- Airframe hours
- 2,527
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sidell Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 23, 1986 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- 48V · Erie, CO
- Destination
- 18V · Hudson, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 184 total · 34 in this make and model · 87 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DEN, 20 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.