# Accident 19800322007029A: Cessna 152, Francesville, IN, March 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1980, 16:10 local time
- Place: Francesville, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9853° N, 86.8837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Francesville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9853&lon=-86.8837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67995, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67995) (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: 37 total, 29 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DET13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DET13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322007029A

## Narrative

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

DISORIENTED ON SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY. RAN OUT OF FUEL. NOSED OVER, LANDING IN FIELD. FAILED TO FUEL EN ROUTE.

## 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 CHI80DET13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DET13), Mar 22, 1980: Cessna 152 (N67995), Francesville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67995 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840825043529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840825043529A), Aug 25, 1984: Cessna 152 (N67995), Kokomo, IN, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed airplane to porpoise until nose wheel broke off and aircraft flipped inverted.

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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