# Accident 19791118036959A: Cessna 152, Honolulu, HI, November 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1979, 17:40 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89774, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89774-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 302 in this make and model, 269 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DJA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118036959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING PRACTICE EMER LDG. OVERSHOT EMER LDG AREA. NOSED OVER IN SOFTFIELD. FOULED PLUGS, MAGNETO.

## 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 LAX80DJA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA04), Nov 18, 1979: Cessna 152 (N89774), Honolulu, HI, 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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