- Date
- December 8, 1985, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Frisco, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4731HCessna 152II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851208063019A
- Case key
- 22101
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt stated that he departed mckinney municipal arpt at aprx 1030 LCL en route to wichita falls, TX. He said he became disoriented while en route, but landed at wichita falls at aprx 1220 LCL. The plt did not refuel the acft. He then departed wichita falls at aprx 1240 LCL for the return flt to mckinney. The plt became disoriented during the flt. Fuel exhaustion occurred and the plt elected to land in a fld near alvord, TX. He and a farmer went to decatur municipalarpt, bought 10 gallons of fuel and fueled the acft. The plt took off from the fld with the intention of flying to decatur municipal to top off the tanks. He became disoriented once again on the way to decatur and contacted addison tower for assistance. While being vectored, fuel exhaustion occurred once again. The acft nosed over in a field during the forced landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4731H
- Reported as
- Cessna 152II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283973
- Airframe hours
- 933
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Rockwall Air Ser., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 2, 1985 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- T47 · Wichita Falls, TX
- Destination
- TKI · Mckinney, TX
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 55 total · 4 in this make and model · 16 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ADS, 8 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.