Cessna 152 N65406

Summary

On 10 September 1997 at about 15:20 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N65406, operated by Carlsbad Air Service, was involved in an accident near Murrieta, California, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

10 September 1997 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Murrieta, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N65406

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carlsbad Air Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carlsbad → Temecula

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX97LA321

Nobody was injured.

failure of the flight instructor (CFI) to ensure an adequate preflight of the airplane, and his failure to properly quantify or verify the fuel onboard before departing on a dual instruction flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a dual instruction flight, the aircraft ran out of fuel prior to arriving at the destination airport. The flight instructor reported that the fuel tanks were low; however, both indicator gauges read ample fuel quantity for a 1-1/2 hour flight with 1/2 hour reserve. The aircraft had been airborne for about 1 hour 20 minutes when the engine lost power. Subsequently, the airplane was damaged during a forced landing on a road.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.