Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 152 N67393

12 August 1991 · Bear Mountain, New York, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 12 August 1991 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N67393, operated by Control Arrow, Inc., was involved in an accident near Bear Mountain, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Bear Mountain, New York, United States
Coordinates
41.3200, -74.0094
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N67393
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Control Arrow, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Poughkeepsie → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
NYC91LA207

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 1 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND PLANNING, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND A FORCED LANDING IN WATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT HAD BEEN AIRBORNE ABOUT THREE HOURS, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY AND QUIT. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A RIVER. THE FAA FOUND APPROXIMATELY 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL IN EACH TANK. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF ABOUT 150 HOURS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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