# Accident 19791006026989A: Cessna 152, Butler, PA, October 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1979, 17:10 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64932, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64932-2004-08-31) (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: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006026989A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL IN PRACTICE AREA. LANDED IN FARM FIELD. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC80FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM02), Oct 6, 1979: Cessna 152 (N64932), Butler, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64932 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930608017409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930608017409A), Jun 8, 1993: Cessna 152 (N64932), Provincetown, MA, Substantial damage. Student bounced landing. Lost control. Came down nose first. Flipped over.

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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