10 SW FALLS CIT, NE, USA
N49974
CESSNA 152
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS IN NEMAHA COUNTY, KS. WHILE ENROUTE, HE SHOT 6 ROLLS OF FILM AND THEN CONTINUED TOWARD FALLS CITY, NE. HE REPORTED THAT ABOUT 7 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD. AFTER A GROUND ROLL OF ABOUT 75 FT, THE NOSEWHEEL DROPPED OFF OF A TERRACE AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN A CESSNA 152 SINCE 8/8/81, AND HE WAS NOT AS CURRENT AS HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN REGARDING THE FUEL CAPACITY AND RANGE OF THIS AIRCRAFT. HE REPORTED THAT THE LAST 245 HRS OF FLIGHT TIME HAD BEEN IN A CESSNA 172.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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