# Accident 19800601017129A: Cessna 152, The Grove, TX, June 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: The Grove, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2732° N, 97.5253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Grove, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2732&lon=-97.5253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49845, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49845-1983-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 41 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601017129A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE AFTER CIRCUMNAVIGATING THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG HEADWINDS. MADE LANDING WITH 40 KNOT TAILWIND

## 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 FTW80FPD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD30), Jun 1, 1980: Cessna 152 (N49845), The Grove, TX, substantial damage

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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