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NYC93LA100

1993-06-06 · CINCINNATI, Ohio, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LUK

Current FAA registration · N24938

Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1977 · 16 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19770919
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A25450

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING AND COLLISION WITH POWER LINES.

Factual narrative

AFTER THE PILOT LANDED, THE AIRPLANE WAS REFUELED WITH 23.9 GALLONS. THE USABLE FUEL FOR THIS MODEL AIRPLANE IS 24.5 GALLONS. THE PILOT DEPARTED FOR THE RETURN TRIP, AND DURING THE VFR APPROACH FOR LANDING AT HIS DESTINATION, HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS 'HAVING TROUBLE WITH FUEL.' THE TOWER ADVISED HIM OF ANOTHER AIRPORT NEARBY, BUT HE CONTINUED FOR LANDING AT THE ORIGINAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT THEN REPORTED THAT HIS ENGINE WAS 'QUITTING.' HE WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK POWER LINES DURING THE FORCED LANDING. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE BEFORE LANDING WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING. THE FAA EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE LEFT WING TANK AND APPROXIMATELY 2 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT WING TANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_NYC93LA100.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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