- Date
- July 9, 1982, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bryan, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N24890Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820709026469A
- Case key
- 70063
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a solo cross-country flight, the student pilot landed twice for fuel, but his credit cards were not accepted to obtain services. He was told that the cards would be acceptable at coulter field which was 7 mi away. He visually checked the fuel and decide he had enough to make the trip. However, the aircraft ran out of fuel while he was en route. During a forced landing, the aircraft struck a fence and a cow, then nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24890
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280434
- Airframe hours
- 2,044
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero-Rent, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aero-Rent, Inc.
- Departed
- CLL
- Destination
- CFD
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 17
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 40 total · 10 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.