Cessna 152 N89193
4 April 2007 · Hinesville, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 April 2007 at about 21:29 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89193, operated by Steven E. Carter, was involved in an accident near Hinesville, Georgia, 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 21:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hinesville, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.8869, -81.5572
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N89193
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Steven E. Carter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waynesboro → Hinesville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL07CA070
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilots improper preflight planning with resulted in a 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
Prior to departing on a cross country flight, the pilot stated that he fueled the airplane with approximately 15 gallons of automotive gas. He stated that he mixed the automotive gas with the remainder of his Avgas 100LL in accordance with STC SA 2613CE. Approximately 10 miles from his destination airport 2J2, at 1,500 feet, the engine began to "cut in and out, and then stopped". He made an emergency "MAYDAY" call to Savannah Control Tower controllers, and made an emergency landing in a field. During the forced landing the airplane nosed over inverted. Examination by an FAA inspector revealed that the nose wheel was collapsed aft and the firewall was buckled. Further examination revealed the left wing was bent upward. Examination of the fuel tanks revealed that they were not breached, and void of fuel. Both fuel caps were tightly sealed in the locked position. The fuel system lines were further examined and revealed they were also void of fuel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2007 | Cessna 152 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2007 | Cessna 152 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Cessna 152 | Labelle, Florida, United States | Rohan Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2007 | Cessna 152 | Miami, Florida, United States | Dean International | Minor injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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