ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364129
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| Date: | Thursday 26 December 1991 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Flying "c" Leasing, Inc. |
| Registration: | N106CF |
| MSN: | 15280851 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alpha, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Newark, IL (0C8) |
| Galesburg, IL (KGBG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE FAILED DURING A SOLO, CROSS COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A FARM FIELD, WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN ABOUT 4.1 HOURS SINCE REFUELING. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS TO BE EMPTY OF USABLE FUEL. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WERE DISCOVERED.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND REFUELING NOT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA063
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