- Date
- May 5, 1985, 18:15 local (May 6, 1985, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wickenburg, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N24970Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850505019099A
- Case key
- 24717
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Analysis
The plt departed bullhead city with an estimated 12 gal of fuel on board. While en route, he realized that the acft was low on fuel, so he decided to land at Wickenburg. Before reaching the arpt, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion. The acft was damaged during a forced landing in a dry wash aprx 1 mi nw of the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24970
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280480
- Airframe hours
- 2,148
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- G. Michael Lewin Group
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 17, 1985 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- P06 · Bullhead City, AZ
- Destination
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport
- E25 · Wickenburg
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
- 59
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,200 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 245 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 35 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.