# Incident 19800714060659I: Cessna 152, New Bedford, MA, July 14, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1980, 14:12 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6613° N, 70.9379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6613&lon=-70.9379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49580, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49580-1981-09-16) (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: 45 total, 42 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/19800714060659I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BECAME WEAK AND DIZZY SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE ON A SOLO XC. RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N49580 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810109011799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810109011799I), Jan 9, 1981: Cessna 152 (N49580), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Zg pilot told approach control he had minumum fuel. One minute later engine stopped. Hit fence in landing.

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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