# Accident 19791104035089A: Cessna 152, Oceano, CA, November 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Oceano, CA
- Airport: Oceano Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1015° N, 120.6223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEANO COUNTY (L52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1015&lon=-120.6223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757TG-1999-01-30) (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: 165 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104035089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION OVER AIRPORT. UNABLE TO LAND DUE TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY. HIT TREES.

## 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 LAX80DVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVM05), Nov 4, 1979: Cessna 152 (N757TG), Oceano, CA, destroyed

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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