Cessna 152 N4609L
1 August 1988 · Hillsville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1988 at about 13:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4609L was involved in an accident near Hillsville, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hillsville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.0000, -80.5006
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N4609L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Youngstown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA200
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT ABOUT 2,000 FEET A.G.L., THE RENTED AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. THE PILOT SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD IN WHICH TO LAND. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED 7 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR; HOWEVER, THE CARB WAS EMPTY. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1988 | Cessna 152 II | Gilcrest, Colorado, United States | Larry J. Kuebrich | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Cessna 152 | Underwood, Iowa, United States | Sky Harbor | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1988 | Cessna 152 | Haleiwa, Hawaii, United States | Hickam-Wheeler Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1988 | Cessna 152 | East Liverpool, Ohio, United States | Central Air FLT. Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1988 | Cessna 152 | Upland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1988 | Cessna 152 | Tomball, Texas, United States | Merri Worth Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1988 | Schweizer SGS-2-33 | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | Country Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1988 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States | Michael L. Kuhn | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1988 | Champion 7ECA | Bally, Pennsylvania, United States | Elmer E. Kramer | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1988 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |