# NTSB LAX83DA031: Cessna 152, N69199, Marana, AZ, November 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: November 6, 1982, 17:26 local (Nov 7, 1982, 00:26 UTC)
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Location: 32.4367° N, 111.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marana, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4367&lon=-111.2254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83DA031
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71571/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83DA031

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - aircraft preflight - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fuel consumption calculations - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing

## Analysis

DURING CRUISE THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL PRIOR TO REACHING THE PILOT'S INTENDED POINT OF LANDING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING IN THE DESERT. RECORDS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN ABOUT 5.3 HOURS SINCE IT WAS LAST REFUELED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69199](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69199-2018-03-02), registration cancelled 2018-03-02, S/N 15285348, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285348
- Airframe hours: 388
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Arizona Frontier Aviation
- Registered owner: Arizona Frontier Aviation
- Departed: C, SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Destination: C, TWCSON, AZ
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 161 total, 74 in this make and model, 99 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles

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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