# Incident 19790727021779I: Cessna 152, Wheeler, TX, July 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1979, 17:25 local time
- Place: Wheeler, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4411° N, 100.2752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4411&lon=-100.2752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25598, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25598-2011-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 50 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/19790727021779I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N25598 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901204059709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901204059709I), Dec 4, 1990: Cessna 152 (N25598), El Paso, TX. Student pilot on crosscountry became disoriented. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Forced landing on dirt road.

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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