# Incident 19781030027819I: Cessna 152, Plentywood, MT, October 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1978, 09:45 local time
- Place: Plentywood, MT
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7760° N, 104.5573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plentywood, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7760&lon=-104.5573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69102, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69102-1988-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030027819I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT HEARD LOUD KNOCKING, SAW SMOKE, THEN SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. NO DAMAGE IN EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N69102 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870619020999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870619020999I), Jun 19, 1987: Cessna 152 (N69102), Point Hope, AK, Minor damage. Landed on a beach due to low fuel and weather at destination. The nose gear dug in damaging the propeller.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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