Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N6495L

23 May 1991 · Jacksonville, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 May 1991 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6495L, operated by Langley Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Coordinates
30.4902, -81.6705
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N6495L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Langley Aero Club
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Conway → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA91LA150

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO MISJUDGED FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT DEPARTED WITH FULL FUEL TANKS & WHEN THE FLT WAS APRX 12 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION ARPT THE ENG BEGAN SURGING. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE THE PLT ELECTED TO PERFORM A LANDING IN A FIELD BUT DURING THE DESCENT, THE LT WING COLLIDED WITH A POLE. THE ACFT THEN LANDED & CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. THE FUEL TANKS WERE DRAINED WHICH REVEALED THAT THEY CONTAINED 3.25 GALS. THE UNUSABLE FUEL QUANTITY IS 1.5 GALS. AN A&P MECHANIC EXAMINED THE ENG & FOUND NO RESONS FOR THE FAILURE/MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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