ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367793
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 October 1989 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Money Breuer, Inc. |
| Registration: | N67318 |
| MSN: | 15281749 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3196 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kinston, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Greenville, NC (KPGV) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PILOT DEPARTED WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF FUEL IN EACH TANK FOR THE 21.5 MI FLIGHT TO OBTAIN FUEL. UPON ARRIVAL NEAR DESTINATION, CONTACT COULD NOT BE MADE WITH THE CONTROL TOWER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TOWER HE REALIZED HE NOW HAD A VERY LOW FUEL STATE. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ROLLOUT. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND THE COMMUNICATION RADIOS WERE FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO DEPART FOR HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT WITH LESS THAN REQUIRED FUEL, AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS RADIO WHICH RESULTED IN HIS CIRCLING THE AIRPORT AND EXHAUSTING ALL FUEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90LA013
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 1994 | N67318 | Aviation Training Consultants | 0 | Chamblee, GA | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 18:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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