- Date
- June 16, 1982, 13:06 local (18:06 UTC)
- Place
- 10 Sw Falls Cit, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N49974Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820616022479A
- Case key
- 69611
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he took off to take photographs in nemaha county, KS. While enroute, he shot 6 rolls of film and then continued toward falls city, NE. He reported that about 7 miles from the airport, he ran out of fuel and landed in a wheat field. After a ground roll of about 75 ft, the nosewheel dropped off of a terrace and the aircraft nosed over. The pilot stated that he had not flown a Cessna 152 since 8/8/81, and he was not as current as he might have been regarding the fuel capacity and range of this aircraft. He reported that the last 245 hrs of flight time had been in a Cessna 172.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49974
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281422
- Airframe hours
- 739
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Johnson County Executive Av
- Registered owner
- Christopher J Clark
- Departed
- Olathe, KS
- Destination
- FNB · Falls City, NE
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,318 total · 434 in this make and model · 1,182 as pilot in command · 93 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 163 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FNB, 10 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.