ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372022
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| Date: | Saturday 17 October 1987 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N757AD |
| MSN: | 15279578 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2635 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Murfreesboro, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | South Boston, VA |
| Ahoskie, NC (KASJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PLT BECAME LOST ON THE RETURN LEG OF HIS 1ST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLT. HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LDG IN A PLOWED FIELD AFTER OBSERVING THE ACFT FUEL GAUGES INDICATING NEAR EMPTY. THE ACFT NOSEWHEEL SANK INTO SOFT DIRT DURING ROLLOUT AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. TOTAL ELAPSED FLT TIME SINCE BEGINNING THE FLT WITH FULL FUEL TANKS WAS REPORTEDLY 2.6 HRS. THE CESSNA 152 POH INDICATES THAT THE ACFT SHOULD HAVE HAD AN EXPECTED ENDURANCE IN EXCESS OF 3 HRS UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED APPROX 10 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION ARPT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL88LA014
History of this aircraft
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| 11 March 2016 | N757AD | Long Island Aviators | 0 | Sunken Meadow State Park, Kings Park, Long Island, NY | |
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| 1 May 2024 | N757AD | Long Island Aviators LLC | 0 | Cedar Beach, Mount Sinai, Long Island, NY | |
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| Forced landing | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 12:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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