- Date
- December 15, 1988, 19:20 local (Dec 16, 1988, 03:20 UTC)
- Place
- Medford, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N67638Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881216054659A
- Case key
- 40963
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot departed the airport without obtaining fuel. Approximately 15 gallons of fuel was on board which would make the fuel tanks about one-half full. At the time of the accident the aircraft had been airborne for over 2 hours and 10 minutes. Dark visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot chose an unlit area to make a forced landing after the engine quit. The aircraft struck lumber in a lumber yard during the landing. The aircraft then nosed over. Post acc invest showed no fuel in the acft and no evidence of spillage or leakage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67638
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281954
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leonard G. Adair
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 3, 1988
- Departed
- ONP · Newport, OR
- Destination
- MFR · Medford, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MFR · Medford Jackson Airport
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 73 total · 50 in this make and model · 38 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.