19810101005189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Blythe, CA · January 1, 1981

Date: January 1, 1981 · 21:55 local
Place: Blythe, CA
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N69242
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 285 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N69242Registration cancelled Jun 10, 2011 · Cessna 152S/N 15282581 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot could not find destination airport after dark. Exhausted fuel on return to Blythe, forced landing

As the FAA filed it

PILOT COULD NOT FIND DESTINATION AIRPORT AFTER DARK. EXHAUSTED FUEL ON RETURN TO BLYTHE, FORCED LANDING

Other reports on N69242 · 1

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

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