# Accident 19790113000769A: Cessna 152, Cottage Grove, MN, January 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8277° N, 92.9438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8277&lon=-92.9438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757WE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757WE-1991-07-02) (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: 77 total, 43 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790113000769A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL ENROUTE FROM PRACTICE AIRPORT TO HOME FIELD. CRASHED IN A GRAVEL PIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC79DER18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER18), Jan 13, 1979: Cessna 152 (N757WE), Cottage Grove, MN, substantial damage

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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