- Date
- March 8, 1987, 17:00 local (Mar 9, 1987, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Coburg, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68747Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870308007789A
- Case key
- 40597
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was in the process of flying his long cross country flight in order to qualify for his private pilots certificate. Prior to reaching the home airport, the students instructor talked to him from the ground and advised the student not to land, but rather continue on to another airport and then to return as the student needed a little more time in the air. Small rain showers were present and the student pilot made some course deviations. The pilot was south of the destination airport when the engine quit due to lack of fuel. During forced landing onto wet grass the aircraft nosed over inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68747
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282334
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Reliant Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- S50 · Auburn, WA
- Destination
- CVO · Corvallis, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 61 in this make and model · 23 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.