- Date
- June 6, 1985, 18:08 local (Jun 7, 1985, 01:08 UTC)
- Place
- Compton, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4874HCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850606022739A
- Case key
- 24735
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Analysis
During a dual instructional flt, in preparation for the student's private plt flt exam, the instructor plt failed to confirm that adequte fuel was on board. Despite the fact that the fuel gauges were indicating nearly empty, the instructor plt permitted her student to fly around the pattern. On the fourth apch the acft exhausted its usable fuel. The instructor plt attempted to glide to the arpt, but crashed into a tree 500 ft short of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4874H
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283994
- Airframe hours
- 3,582
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Consolidated Aircraft
- Registered owner
- Patrick W. Murphy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 1, 1985
- Departed
- CPM · Compton, CA
- Airport
- CPM · Compton, runway 25L, 3,670 × 60 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 876 total · 509 in this make and model · 661 as pilot in command · 128 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 260° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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