# NTSB MKC80FCA23: Cessna 152, N48904, Poplar Bluff, MO, July 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1980
- Place: Poplar Bluff, MO · POPLAR BLUFF, MO
- Location: 36.7633° N, 90.4140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poplar Bluff, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7633&lon=-90.4140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48904-1992-10-09), registration cancelled 1992-10-09, S/N 15283388 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Earl Fields Meml

## 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 19800719027529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719027529A), Jul 19, 1980: Cessna 152, Poplar Bluff, MO, Substantial damage. Tried for another airport that had fuel. Ran out of fuel one mile short. Airport directory showed available.

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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