# Incident 19791204047919I: Cessna 152, Fair Lawn, NJ, December 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fair Lawn, NJ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9358° N, 74.1175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Lawn, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9358&lon=-74.1175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46553, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46553) (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: 2,800 total, 1,300 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/19791204047919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL, LANDED SAFELY IN PLOWED FIELD.

## Other reports on N46553 (1)

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

- [Incident 19891202062739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891202062739I), Dec 2, 1989: Cessna 152 (N46553), Stamford, CT, Minor damage. Engine sputtered inflight. Carburetor heat ineffective. Forced landing in park. Hit a fence.

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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