# Accident 19790506005899A: Cessna 152, Gillespie, IL, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Gillespie, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1254° N, 89.8173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillespie, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1254&lon=-89.8173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68341, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68341-1990-04-13) (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: 108 total, 58 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEV19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506005899A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON PRACTICE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. FLIPPED OVER,LANDING IN SOFT MUD FIELD.

## 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 CHI79FEV19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV19), May 6, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68341), Gillespie, IL, 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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