- Date
- June 6, 1993, 20:43 local (Jun 7, 1993, 00:43 UTC)
- Place
- Cincinnati, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N24938Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930606016959A
- Case key
- 37324
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper inflight planning and decision resulting in fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent forced landing and collision with power lines.
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
After the pilot landed, the airplane was refueled with 23.9 gallons. The usable fuel for this model airplane is 24.5 gallons. The pilot departed for the return trip, and during the VFR approach for landing at his destination, he reported that he was 'having trouble with fuel.' The tower advised him of another airport nearby, but he continued for landing at the original airport. The pilot then reported that his engine was 'quitting.' He was unable to glide to the runway, and the airplane struck power lines during the forced landing. Witnesses observed the airplane before landing with the engine not running. The FAA examination of the wreckage revealed no fuel in the left wing tank and approximately 2 gallons in the right wing tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24938
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280459
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mitchell D. Kaplan
- Registered owner
- Mitchell D. Kaplan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 24, 1993
- Departed
- MGY · Dayton, OH
- Airport
- LUK · Lunken Field, runway 2, 3,817 × 100 ft, macadam
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 130 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 13,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LUK, 1 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.