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Cessna 152 N5190B

2 November 1997 · Eugene, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 November 1997 at about 02:33 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5190B, operated by Aerial Comm. of America, was involved in an accident near Eugene, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:33
Classification
Accident
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
43.9394, -123.1891
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N5190B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Aerial Comm. of America
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Elma → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA98LA029

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to refuel which subsequently led to fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported to the operator that the engine experienced a loss of power during the return leg of a cross-country flight. A forced landing was made on an open field. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with a fence. Inspection of the fuel tanks revealed that the left fuel tank was empty, and no fuel was produced when sumped. The right fuel tank contained approximately 1/8 of an inch of fuel, and produced approximately eight ounces of fuel when sumped. No fuel was added during the course of the cross-country flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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