# Incident 19810101005189I: Cessna 152, Blythe, CA, January 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1981, 21:55 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69242, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69242-2011-06-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 100 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/19810101005189I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19910428021669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910428021669I), Apr 28, 1991: Cessna 152 (N69242), Sullivan, WI, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway.

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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