# Accident 19800909042699A: Cessna 152, Aurora, IL, September 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1980, 15:35 local time
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-88.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67381, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67381) (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: 30 total, 28 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909042699A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE, RAN OUT OF FUEL ON UNAUTHORIZED CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. LANDED IN TALL CORN, NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI80FEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE50), Sep 9, 1980: Cessna 152 (N67381), Aurora, IL, 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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