ATL89LA119
1989-04-01 · BOLIVAR, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport M08
Current FAA registration · N6475Q
- Make / Model
- CESSNA 152
- Year of manufacture
- 1981 · 8 years old at event
- Engine
- LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 2 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19810729
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A88252
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN REQUIRED FUEL FOR THIS FLIGHT WHICH RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.
Factual narrative
THE ACFT WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO BOLIVAR AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN ABOUT 4.0 HOURS AND ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD ABOUT 6.4 GALLONS OF FUEL RESERVE FOR THE FLT. THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING THE LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1989_ATL89LA119.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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