At 17:45 Pacific time, a rented Cessna 152 lost power during cruise flight and subsequently landed hard at the Lodi airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot stated he had departed Corona, Calif., 3 hours and 25 minutes before the accident and was en route to Lodi. The operator said the pilot ran out of fuel short of the airport.
June 13, Lodi, Calif. / Cessna 152
At 17:45 Pacific time, a rented Cessna 152 lost power during cruise flight and subsequently landed hard at the Lodi airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot stated he had departed Corona, Calif., 3 hours and 25 minutes before the accident and was en route to Lodi. The operator said the pilot ran out of fuel short of the airport....
Key Takeaways:
- A rented Cessna 152 executed a hard landing at Lodi airport after losing power during cruise flight.
- The uninjured pilot had flown 3 hours and 25 minutes from Corona, Calif., en route to Lodi.
- The aircraft operator attributed the power loss and subsequent hard landing to the pilot running out of fuel.
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