# NTSB FTW88LA149: Cessna 152, N89271, Ada, OK, August 20, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 20, 1988, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Ada, OK
- Coordinates: 34.770877, -96.65924 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7709&lon=-96.6592&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88LA149
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22673/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA149

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN A SOFT, PLOWED FIELD, 50 FEET SHORT OF A RUNWAY AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, IT NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE PILOT SAID HE MIGHT HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL. THE PILOT TOLD THE ASI THERE WAS STILL FUEL BEING INDICATED IN THE SYSTEM AFTER THE POWER LOSS AND SAID THERE WAS FUEL COMING OUT OF THE FUEL CAP AFTER THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS SALVAGED, THE TANKS WERE EMPTY AND NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE OR FUEL SYSTEM.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89271](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89271-1993-07-06), registration cancelled 1993-07-06, S/N 15282695 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15282695
- Airframe hours: 3188
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Jet Center Tulsa
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, August 3, 1988, 48 hours before
- Departed: TUL, TULSA, OK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: ADH, Ada Municipal, runway 17, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 54 total, 51 in this make and model, 23 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 95 °F, dew point 72 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880820034589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880820034589A), Aug 20, 1988: Cessna 152, Ada, OK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach. Landed short in soft mud and nosed over. Pilot says he may have run out of fuel. Fuel zero

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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