# Accident 19791124035989A: Cessna 152, Minneapolis, MN, November 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1979, 10:15 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5461B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5461B-2013-08-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 96 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FER12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FER12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124035989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WAS CUTTING OUT. LANDED IN SNOW-COVERED ROUGH, FIELD. FOUND ICE CRYSTALS IN 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 MKC80FER12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FER12), Nov 24, 1979: Cessna 152 (N5461B), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5461B (1)

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

- [Accident 20100625042299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100625042299A), Jun 25, 2010: Cessna 152 (N5461B), St. Charles, MO, Substantial damage. On June 25, 2010 the pilot and a passenger (also a pilot but not actively flying) were conducting personal flight operations at St. Charles municipal airport…

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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