# Accident 19800405008399A: Cessna 152, Imperial, NE, April 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Imperial, NE
- Airport: Imperial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.5103° N, 101.6201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL MUNI (IML), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5103&lon=-101.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757PY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PY-2022-08-19) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405008399A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON CROSS COUNTRY ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING BECAUSE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION.CRASHED DURING ROLL OUT.

## 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 MKC80FCJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCJ08), Apr 5, 1980: Cessna 152 (N757PY), Imperial, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757PY (2)

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

- [Accident 20201113015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201113015169A), Nov 13, 2020: Cessna 152 (N757PY), San Bernardnio, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed chino airport (cno), then about 20 NM northeast, lost engine RPM, with insufficient RPM to maintain altitude. Pilot performed a 180 degree…
- [Accident 19871101061389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871101061389A), Nov 1, 1987: Cessna 152 (N757PY), Chatham, MA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing until the nose gear collapsed.

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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