Accident Cessna 152II N49789, Saturday 24 July 1982

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Date:	Saturday 24 July 1982
Time:	17:37 LT
Type:	Cessna 152II
Owner/operator:	Arron Lee Silverman
Registration:	N49789
MSN:	15281318
Year of manufacture:	1978
Total airframe hrs:	2103 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-235-L2C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Near Wright Cit, MO - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Trenton, MO (KTRX)
Destination airport:	Spirit Of St. L, MO (KSUS)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY AND LANDED AT AN INTERMEDIATE STOP AND REFUELED WITH 6 GALLONS OF FUEL. DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE USUABLE FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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