Event ATL86FA132

1986-05-17 ATHENS, Georgia, United States Airport · AHN Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2592U

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15

Year of manufacture

1995

Engine

NONE NONE

Seats / Engines

1 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19950509

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A27B9E

Registrant of record

FIELD KIMBERLY A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2592U Cessna 172D Fatal

Factual narrative

DURING THE RETURN FROM A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED OVER THE UNICOM THAT THEY WERE MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROACH AND WERE OUT OF FUEL. AN INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF THE NON-PILOT PASSENGERS REVEALED THAT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT THEY DISCUSSED REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE PILOT WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE TRIP. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE CONFIRMED ONE TABLESPOON OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE MAIN FUEL SUPPLY LINE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86FA132.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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