- Date
- June 4, 1986, 07:25 local (11:25 UTC)
- Place
- Lenox Township, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N94545Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860604021439A
- Case key
- 30353
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Light condition - daylight
In-flight planning/decision - poorFactor
Object - utility poleFactor
Fuel consumption calculations - inaccurateCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Refueling - not performedCause
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Analysis
The Cessna 152 experienced a power loss while being flown by a student pilot. During the forced landing the aircraft struck a utility pole and received substantial damage. The pilot was uninjured. Examination of the aircraft by the FAA showed the fuel tanks empty. When fuel was added to the left tank the aircraft engine ran.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94545
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285713
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Glenn Air
- Registered owner
- William A. Monaghan, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.