Accident · 1993-05-15

NTSB case BFO93LA087 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-05-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N68910)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Rick Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): RICK AVIATION

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case BFO93LA087

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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