# Accident 19791001025149A: Cessna 152, Kentwood, LA, October 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Kentwood, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9338° N, 90.5152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kentwood, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9338&lon=-90.5152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49991 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 527 total, 25 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001025149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. ONLY 1.5 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE TANKS.

## 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 FTW80DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD04), Oct 1, 1979: Cessna 152 (N49991), Kentwood, LA, 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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