- Date
- June 4, 1990, 23:15 local (Jun 5, 1990, 04:15 UTC)
- Place
- Milford, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N94615Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900605018469A
- Case key
- 34990
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Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion due to misjudged fuel consumption calculations by the pilot in command, and a forced landing to a field with a hidden obstruction.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pvt pilot said that he had reached cruising altitude, leveled off, and had leaned the fuel mixture, when the engine failed. An emergency night landing was attempted, which resulted in a nose over. Post accident investigation revealed no mechanical malfunctions, but the aircraft was empty of usable fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94615
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285744
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Iowa Lakes Community College
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- 0Y4 · Hartley, IA
- Destination
- EST · Estherville, IA
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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 193 total · 116 in this make and model · 155 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 140° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- 3SE, 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.