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1989-06-24: Cessna 152 (N45955) — Centerline Aviation — Addison, TX

Addison, TX, US

On June 24, 1989, a Cessna 152 (registration N45955) operated by Centerline Aviation was involved in an aviation accident near Addison, TX. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The student pilot's instructor was relatively inexperienced and did not conduct a thorough enough evaluation of the student's flight planning before authorizing the trip. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A student pilot crashed about 5 miles short of the home airport after a flight totaling 3.8 hours. No fuel was found in the tanks. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over during the emergency landing on rough terrain.

Incident Overview

A student pilot departed the home airport with full fuel at approximately 0815 CDT. The pilot performed an aborted landing and a touch-and-go at an intermediate airport before landing there at about 1045 CDT. The pilot departed on the return flight at about 1115 CDT and crash landed approximately 5 miles short of the home airport.

Aircraft and Fuel Details

The Hobbs meter records indicated that the aircraft had flown 3.8 hours on the trip. No fuel was found in the wing tanks or in the area surrounding the aircraft.

Emergency Landing and Damage

The emergency landing occurred on rough terrain. During the landing, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over.

Instructor Evaluation

An FAA coordinator reported that the student pilot's instructor was relatively inexperienced and did not conduct a thorough enough evaluation of the student's flight planning before authorizing the trip.

Probable cause

The student pilot's instructor was relatively inexperienced and did not conduct a thorough enough evaluation of the student's flight planning before authorizing the trip.
Fuel exhaustion & starvation

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Investigation report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive. Original record: https://carol.ntsb.gov/event/20001213X28588. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), United States.