# NTSB Accident CHI90LA078
> **CESSNA 152** · 1990-02-13 · ELKHART, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI90LA078
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22526
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-02-13
- **Location:** ELKHART, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.719242, -85.980056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N4931M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER & SUBSEQUENT OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING.  THE STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED WIND ALOFT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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