ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352596
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| Date: | Saturday 18 September 1999 |
| Time: | 13:36 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N65602 |
| MSN: | 15281643 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Murray, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Salt Lake City, UT (U42) |
| (KSLC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The CFI was giving the student pilot a mountain checkout and after approximately 1.6 hours of flight, the engine lost power. An emergency descent and was made to a field and the aircraft struck trees during the landing roll. The CFI said they had approximately 13 gallons of fuel on board at departure and the flight manual provides information that the aircraft uses approximately 6 gallons of fuel per hour in cruise flight and approximately 3.5 gallons of fuel is unusable. Following the accident, an FAA inspector examined the aircraft and drained approximately 1.4 gallons of fuel from the tanks. He found no evidence of a fuel leak nor evidence of engine malfunction.
Probable Cause: A forced landing on unsuitable terrain. Factors were fuel exhaustion and inaccurate preflight planning by the flight instructor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99LA165
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2024 10:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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