ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355341
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| Date: | Monday 25 August 1997 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N152RJ |
| MSN: | 15281572 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5279 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mecca, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bermuda Dunes, CA |
| Blythe, CA (KBLH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was on a solo cross-country flight from Long Beach to Blythe, California. He was to have performed a touch-and-go landing at Bermuda Dunes and then proceed to Blythe, where he was to refuel and return to Long Beach. He decided to stop at Bermuda Dunes for an estimated 30-minute rest stop. He reported that about 10 to 20 minutes into the flight to Blythe, the engine quit. He said he was able to get a restart for about 5 minutes before it quit again. The student stated he visually checked the fuel prior to departure from Long Beach and it was down an inch in each tank. The student's flight instructor stated he did not visually check or see the aircraft being refueled. The aircraft was recovered, examined, and the engine successfully test run.
Probable Cause: fuel exhaustion as a result of the student pilot's inadequate preflight and failure to refuel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA305
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| 12-Mar-2024 10:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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