19791030042619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Rock City, IL · October 30, 1979

Date
October 30, 1979 · 13:00 local
Place
Rock City, IL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67392
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80DEE06
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
37 total37 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became lost when strong surface wind blew airplane off course. Ran out of fuel. Stall-landed in farm field.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME LOST WHEN STRONG SURFACE WIND BLEW AIRPLANE OFF COURSE. RAN OUT OF FUEL. STALL-LANDED IN FARM FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.