ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352502
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| Date: | Thursday 30 September 1999 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5399B |
| MSN: | 15283861 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8499 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Slaton, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Decatur, TX (8F7) |
| Lubbock, TX (F82) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane's nose landing gear struck a dike and the airplane flipped to the inverted position during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The solo student pilot/owner did not refuel the airplane before departing on the second leg of the round trip cross country flight. No physical evidence of fuel or compromise of the integrity of the fuel system was observed at the accident site. Total fuel capacity for the airplane is 39 gallons (37.5 usable fuel) and about 2 gallons of fuel was drained from the tanks. The student pilot based his calculated fuel consumption on cruise performance at 4.7 gallons per hour for a pressure altitude of 8,000 feet; however, the Cessna 152 performance chart indicates a fuel burn of 4.9 gallons per hour. Further, the pilot did not calculate the climb performance to cruise altitude. When asked how the accident could have been prevented, the pilot stated, 'I could have topped off the tanks before the return trip.'
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA273
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 1982 | N5399B | Rainbow Aviation | 0 | Ainsworth, NE | |
sub |
| 9 October 1991 | N5399B | Abilene Aero, Inc. | 0 | Lubbock, TX | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 20:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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