- Date
- October 27, 1984, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Cooper, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25511Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841027076439A
- Case key
- 21614
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Analysis
Loss of pwr occurred in cruise flt, 25 NM before final destination, forced landing executed in soft muddy field and acft nosed over during landing roll. No fuel was found in fuel tanks. Plt stated he thought the acft had been topped off by FBO prior to his departure. Acft had not been refueled and in fact contained aprx 21 gallons usable fuel. In addition, plt deviated around wx en route extending his ete by 40 minutes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25511
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280705
- Airframe hours
- 1,969
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Berry Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 7, 1984 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- PBF · Pine Bluff, AR
- Destination
- 2F7 · Commerce, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 54 total · 39 in this make and model · 28 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAL, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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