Cessna 152 N6202M
29 December 2018 · Horseshoe Bay, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 29 December 2018 at about 02:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6202M was involved in an accident near Horseshoe Bay, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 02:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Horseshoe Bay, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.5328, -98.3236
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N6202M
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1980
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Shawnee → San Antonio
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN19LA064
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot was conducting a personal, cross-country flight with one passenger onboard. The pilot reported that, about 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 hours into the flight, the engine started to lose power. The pilot contacted air traffic control for vectors to the nearest airport. The pilot then checked the gauges and applied carburetor heat. The engine initially responded; however, a few minutes later, the engine lost all power, and the pilot's additional attempts to restore power were unsuccessful. The pilot did not think that the airplane could reach the nearest airport, so he established a glide for an off-airport forced landing, during which the airplane impacted trees and terrain and sustained substantial damage. During recovery of the airplane wreckage, the fuel tanks were found intact and empty. Additionally, there was no evidence of fuel leakage on the ground. The pilot reported that the airplane ran out of fuel and that the accident could have been prevented by better calculation and review of distance, fuel, and time in flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2018 | Cessna 152 | Tulua, Colombia | Aeroccidente | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2018 | Cessna 152 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | American Flight Training, LLC. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2018 | Cessna 152 | Bell Glade, Florida, United States | Orange Wings Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2018 | Cessna 152 | Fort Rice, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 2018 | Cessna 152 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Training Planes LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2018 | Cessna 152 | Cullman, Alabama, United States | Guest Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 Oct 2018 | Beechcraft 55 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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