Cessna 152 N4590K
3 May 2009 · Opelousas, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 May 2009 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4590K, operated by T & M Aviation, INC, was involved in an accident near Opelousas, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were 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 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Opelousas, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Landry Parish Airport (KOPL)
- Coordinates
- 30.6697, -92.1011
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N4590K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- T & M Aviation, INC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rayville → Opelousas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA280
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot was 500 feet above ground level on approach to his destination airport when the single-engine airplane lost power. The pilot made a forced landing to a rain-soaked field approximately 8 miles north of the runway. On touchdown the nose gear sank into the muddy terrain and collapsed. According to the pilot the airplane had approximately 15 gallons of fuel on board upon departure. An on-scene inspection of the fuel tanks indicated 2 1/2 gallons in the left tank and 1 gallon in the right tank. The aircraft manual states 1 1/2 gallons of fuel is unusable in the tanks. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot and passenger were not injured.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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