# Incident 19791130044859I: Cessna 152, Costa Mesa, CA, November 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1979, 18:39 local time
- Place: Costa Mesa, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6659° N, 117.9123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Costa Mesa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6659&lon=-117.9123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48890, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48890-2014-10-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791130044859I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.  RAN OUT OF FUEL, LANDED OFF AIRPORT, DAMAGED LEFT WING IN BRUSH.

## Other reports on N48890 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880208002079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880208002079A), Feb 8, 1988: Cessna 152 (N48890), Palamino Valley, NV, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit during practice turns across a road. Nosed over landing on the road. Post check engine ran.

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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