- Date
- June 29, 1987, 21:00 local (Jun 30, 1987, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Farris, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N49131Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870629027199A
- Case key
- 22389
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that drg a x-country flt, he got lost & the acft ran low on fuel. At dusk, he elected to make a precautionary landing in a open field. Drg the landing, the acft struck a tree & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49131
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283428
- Airframe hours
- 2,942
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peqasus Flight Center
- Registered owner
- Pegasus Flight Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 1, 1987 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- AUS · Austin, TX
- Destination
- FTW · Ft.Worth, 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 117 total · 66 in this make and model · 69 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N49131 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.