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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Americus, GA · December 30, 1980

Date
December 30, 1980 · 12:30 local
Place
Americus, GA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4737B
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKG06
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
69 total56 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to refuel at two airports. Tried to fly to another. Ran out of fuel, flipped over landing in farm field.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO REFUEL AT TWO AIRPORTS. TRIED TO FLY TO ANOTHER. RAN OUT OF FUEL, FLIPPED OVER LANDING IN FARM FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.