Cessna 152 N93784

Summary

On 16 August 1998 at about 03:05 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93784 was involved in an accident near Blue Ash, Ohio, United States. 3 people were on board and one died. 2 people on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 August 1998 at 03:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Blue Ash, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Blue Ash Airport (ISZ)

Coordinates

39.2402, -84.3502

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N93784

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Terre Haute → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

IAD98FA095

1 person died, including 2 on the ground.

the pilot's inaccurate calculation of the fuel which resulted in exhaustion of fuel and subsequent loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot flew to the Air National Guard Base, and performed military duty as a medical officer. That evening he gave a 30-minute orientation ride to a service member, and then departed for his home airport. Approximately 2 miles from his destination the pilot transmitted a Mayday call and announced, 'I'm out of gas and...I cannot make the airport.' The pilot performed a forced landing to the westbound lanes of a highway and collided with a van head on. Examination of the wreckage revealed no odor of fuel at the scene and one gallon of fuel was drained from the tanks. The hobbs meter reflected 3.8 hours of flight time from the pilot's first take-off. The airplane's fuel capacity was 26 gallons, 24.5 gallons of which were usable. The pilot had 99 hours of flight experience, approximately 59 of which were in make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.