ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371988
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| Date: | Saturday 24 October 1987 |
| Time: | 17:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Daniel Webster College |
| Registration: | N310DW |
| MSN: | 15285761 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1373 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-N2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pepperell, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Albany, NY (KALB) |
| Nashua, NH (KASH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A STUDENT PILOT ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION AT ABOUT 3500 FEET. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER HE CONTACTED APPROACH CONTROL ON 121.5 BUT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO MAKE IT TO AN AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. THE ACFT FUEL TANKS HOLD 24.5 GALS OF USEABLE FUEL. THE ACFT BURNS 6 GPH AT 2400 RPM AT 4000 FT. MANY FACTORS CAN ALTER FUEL CONSUMPTION SUCH AS LEANING TECHNIQUE AND CONDITION OF ENGINE. THIS ENG HAD 1372 HOURS FLT TIME. ON THIS FLT THE PLT FLEW 4 PLUS HRS PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC88LA015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 12:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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