- Date
- August 1, 1988, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsville, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4609LCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880801029209A
- Case key
- 36197
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Probable cause
Engine power loss due to fuel starvation which resulted in an emergency landing in a field.
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
About 20 minutes after takeoff and at about 2,000 feet a.g.l., the rented airplane experienced a power loss. The pilot selected an open field in which to land. The airplane was substantially damaged during the landing on rough terrain. Post accident inspection disclosed 7 gallons of fuel in the left tank and the right tank was empty. A small amount of fuel was found in the gascolator; however, the carb was empty. No mechanical failure/malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4609L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284197
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Midtown Aviation Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Youngstown, OH
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total · 900 in this make and model · 1,100 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.