- Date
- October 9, 1983, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Clear Lake, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N69035Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831009053699A
- Case key
- 33579
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Analysis
The student plt was on a x-country flt that had originated at ames, IA. While enroute, he had landed at carroll, IA, but did not refuel. He stated that he was on a long, right base leg to land on rwy 12 at the mason city muni arpt when the eng began loosing power. At that time, he noted that the left fuel gage indicated nearly empty while the right gage indicated aprx 1/2 full. The plt was unable to restart the eng. During an emergency landing in a plowed field, the acft nosed over. According to the owner of the acft, there was no fuel remaining in the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69035
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282451
- Airframe hours
- 1,389
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Haps Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 1, 1983 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- CIN · Carroll, IA
- Destination
- AMW · Ames, IA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- runway 12, 5,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 68 total · 68 in this make and model · 36 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCW, 8 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.
Other investigations on N69035 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.