KILLEEN, TX, USA
N6396Q
CESSNA 152
THE ACFT WAS ON THE RETURN LEG OF AN OUT-AND-BACK, NIGHT, CROSS-COUNTRY FLT. THE ACFT HAD 26 GAL OF FUEL ON BOARD WHEN IT DEPARTED KILLEEN, TX. REPORTEDLY, THERE WAS 18 GAL ON BOARD WHEN IT TOOK OFF FROM DALLAS, TX. THE FLT WAS INITIALLY CONDUCTED IN VFR WEATHER WITH NO FLT PLAN. DURING THE RETURN TRIP, THE WINDS WERE OBSERVED TO BE CONSIDERABLY STRONGER THAN FORECASTED. APRX 4 MI SOUTH OF MCGREGOR, TX, AN IFR CLEARANCE TO KILLEEN WAS OBTAINED AFTER DETERIORATING WX WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE ACFT WAS VECTORED FOR AN ILS LOCALIZER APPROACH. IN THE VICINITY OF THE OUTER MARKER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A NIGHT LANDING. THE ELAPSED TIME AFTER DEPARTURE DALLAS WAS 2 HRS 28 MIN. AT 6.5 GAL/HR CRUISE FUEL FLOW, APRX 1.75 GAL OF FUEL WOULD HAVE BEEN REMAINING. APRX 1.5 GAL OF FUEL FOR THIS ACFT IS UNUSABLE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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