Cessna 152 N95415

Summary

On 21 June 1998 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N95415 was involved in an accident near Edgemere, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 June 1998 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Edgemere, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

39.3000, -76.4393

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N95415

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Doylestown → Annapolis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD98LA071

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which led to fuel exhaustion.

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

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The pilot performed a preflight inspection and found the fuel gauges read 1/2 and 3/4 respectively. He estimated that he would arrive at his destination with 45 minutes of reserve fuel and decided not to refuel the airplane prior to his departure. The pilot stated that while he was flying, the fuel gauges read empty and the engine quit. He decided to land in a bean field perpendicular to the plowed rows. Both fuel tanks were examined and found empty. According to the pilot's operating handbook (POH) for the airplane, the endurance for the airplane at 3,000 feet msl, and 65% power setting with full fuel was 3.6 hours. At the time of the accident, the Hobbs meter on the airplane indicated it had flown 3.6 hours since it had been refueled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.