- Date
- March 3, 1983, 01:08 local (07:08 UTC)
- Place
- Killeen, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6396QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830303005829A
- Case key
- 20781
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Analysis
The acft was on the return leg of an out-and-back, night, cross-country flt. The acft had 26 gal of fuel on board when it departed Killeen, TX. Reportedly, there was 18 gal on board when it took off from dallas, TX. The flt was initially conducted in VFR weather with no flt plan. During the return trip, the winds were observed to be considerably stronger than forecasted. Aprx 4 mi south of mcgregor, TX, an IFR clearance to Killeen was obtained after deteriorating wx was encountered. The acft was vectored for an ILS localizer approach. In the vicinity of the outer marker, the engine lost power. Subsequently, the acft collided with trees during a night landing. The elapsed time after departure dallas was 2 hrs 28 min. At 6.5 gal/hr cruise fuel flow, aprx 1.75 gal of fuel would have been remaining. Aprx 1.5 gal of fuel for this acft is unusable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6396Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285243
- Airframe hours
- 393
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Central Texas College
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 12, 1983 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- DAL · Dallas, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ILE · Killeen Muni, runway 1, 4,446 × 100 ft, concrete
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
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 461 total · 256 in this make and model · 288 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 15 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ILE, 2 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.