ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354336
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| Date: | Saturday 13 June 1998 |
| Time: | 00:06 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N46129 |
| MSN: | 15283002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3813 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boynton Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lantana, FL (KLNA) |
| (KLNA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had flown about three hours, and was enroute to the initial departure airport. During the return flight, he encountered weather conditions that forced him to land and wait for conditions to improve. Approximately 30 minutes into this phase of the flight, the engine lost power. The engine regained power after the pilot employed restart procedures. Moments later, the engine quit again. The pilot selected a public road for an emergency landing area. The airplane collided with utility wires during the emergency descent. The pilot had flown approximately three hours and thirty-six minutes since the airplane was last refueled. The pilot initially reported that he departed with six hours of fuel, but later realized that the airplane only had a fuel capacity of 24 gallons usable. The average fuel consumption rate is approximately six gallons per hour. The pilot reported that he had flown the entire flight at an altitude of 2000 feet and 2300 rpm, with the mixture in the full rich position. During the examination of the airplane, no fuel was recovered from the undamaged fuel tank system.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning that resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL98LA082
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2024 13:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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