# Accident 19791030042619A: Cessna 152, Rock City, IL, October 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Rock City, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4130° N, 89.4710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock City, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4130&lon=-89.4710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67392 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791030042619A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI80DEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE06), Oct 30, 1979: Cessna 152 (N67392), Rock City, IL, 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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