ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375838
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| Date: | Sunday 8 December 1985 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152II |
| Owner/operator: | Rockwall Air Ser., Inc. |
| Registration: | N4731H |
| MSN: | 15283973 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 933 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Frisco, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wichita Falls, TX (T47) |
| Mckinney, TX (KTKI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PLT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED MCKINNEY MUNICIPAL ARPT AT APRX 1030 LCL EN ROUTE TO WICHITA FALLS, TX. HE SAID HE BECAME DISORIENTED WHILE EN ROUTE, BUT LANDED AT WICHITA FALLS AT APRX 1220 LCL. THE PLT DID NOT REFUEL THE ACFT. HE THEN DEPARTED WICHITA FALLS AT APRX 1240 LCL FOR THE RETURN FLT TO MCKINNEY. THE PLT BECAME DISORIENTED DURING THE FLT. FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED AND THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FLD NEAR ALVORD, TX. HE AND A FARMER WENT TO DECATUR MUNICIPALARPT, BOUGHT 10 GALLONS OF FUEL AND FUELED THE ACFT. THE PLT TOOK OFF FROM THE FLD WITH THE INTENTION OF FLYING TO DECATUR MUNICIPAL TO TOP OFF THE TANKS. HE BECAME DISORIENTED ONCE AGAIN ON THE WAY TO DECATUR AND CONTACTED ADDISON TOWER FOR ASSISTANCE. WHILE BEING VECTORED, FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN. THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN A FIELD DURING THE FORCED LANDING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW86LPA08
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 10:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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