NONE · Cessna 152 · 1998-09-17 · ELLINGTON, CT, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC98LA188
Event ID
20001211X11154
Type
Accident
Date
1998-09-17
Location
ELLINGTON, CT, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
152
Registration
N307DW
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Was the flight instructors lack of supervision over the student pilot's preflight inspection of the airplane, and which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the night conditions and the soft terrain.