# Accident 19791028033199A: Cessna 152, Sebastian, FL, October 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Airport: Sebastian Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 27.8133° N, 80.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEBASTIAN MUNI (X26), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8133&lon=-80.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64923, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64923-1982-03-02) (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: 33 total, 16 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028033199A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BECAME LOST ON SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY. ENGINE STOPPED. CRASH LANDED. FOUND NO USABLE FUEL.

## 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 MIA80DLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD02), Oct 28, 1979: Cessna 152 (N64923), Sebastian, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N64923 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780527040849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527040849I), May 27, 1978: Cessna 152 (N64923), Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Student and instructor ran out of gas.

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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