- Date
- May 25, 1985, 21:15 local (May 26, 1985, 04:15 UTC)
- Place
- Concord, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N66942Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850525051639A
- Case key
- 40165
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft contacted power lines during a night forced landing following fuel exhaustion. The plt had flown from Concord, CA, to reno, NV, and was returning to Concord when the accident occurred. The plt was recently checked out in the acft and was used to flying mooneys. He stated that he did not refuel the acft prior to departing reno because he feared the acft performance would be deteriorated and he had to cross the mountains.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66942
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281677
- Airframe hours
- 3,187
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Silver Wings Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 7, 1984 · 83 hours before
- Departed
- RNO · Reno, NV
- Destination
- HWE · Hayward, CA
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 547 total · 206 in this make and model · 451 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 250° at 22 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.