# Incident 19790902033939I: Cessna 152, Fresno, CA, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 21:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66942, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66942-2013-02-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 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/19790902033939I

## 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 N66942 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850525051639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850525051639A), May 25, 1985: Cessna 152 (N66942), Concord, CA, Substantial damage. Struck powerlines during off airport night emergency landing. Fuel exhaustion.

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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