Cessna 152 N67770

Summary

On 24 May 2005 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N67770, operated by Hi-Tech Aviation, was involved in an accident near Conroe, Texas, 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.

Date

24 May 2005 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Conroe, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.3167, -95.3333

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N67770

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hi-Tech Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corsicana → Conroe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05CA136

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper in-flight planning resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 125-hour pilot reported that he planned a cross-country flight from his home base to another airport located 126-nautical miles away. The first leg of this round robin flight was uneventful. Prior to his departure for the flight back to his home base, the pilot reported that he visually checked the fuel in the tanks and observed that the tanks were "half-full". The pilot stated he had calculated his flight time back to his home base as 88 minutes. When the airplane was "very close to his destination" the engine lost power and the pilot made a forced landing in a field. During the landing roll the left wing collided with a tree and spun around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.