Accident · 1999-09-30

NTSB case FTW99LA273 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-09-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N5399B)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Source: NTSB case FTW99LA273

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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