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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Poplar Bluff, MO · July 19, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 19, 1980
Place
Poplar Bluff, MO · POPLAR BLUFF, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N48904Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800719027529A
Case key
129888

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1215  80/7/19    POPLAR BLUFF,MO     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 410
        TIME - 1000                    N48904              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EARL FIELDS MEML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIEDMONT,MO                 POPLAR BLUFF,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL NOT AVAILABLE AT 1ST REFUELING STOP.EXHAUSTED FUEL ENROUTE TO NEAREST ALTERNATE.

Aircraft

Registration
N48904
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Earl Fields Meml

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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