# Accident 19810130002449A: Cessna 152, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, January 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
- Airport: 33
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8303° N, 73.1133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8303&lon=-73.1133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49769, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49769) (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: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810130002449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF OF STUDENT'S 1ST SOLO. STRUCK TREES & A HOUSE. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE FUEL MISUSE.

## 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 NYC81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA022), Jan 30, 1981: Cessna 152 (N49769), Lake Ronknkoma, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49769 (3)

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

- [Incident 20110717013779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110717013779I), Jul 17, 2011: Cessna 152 (N49769), Turner, ME, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was conducting tail wheel instruction with a student. After landing and rollout on a grass strip the left main gear leg (spring steel)…
- [Accident 19870129060369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870129060369A), Jan 29, 1987: Cessna 152 (N49769), Taunton, MA, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered left on takeoff, catching the gear in a snowbank. Student pilot.
- [Incident 19860512027599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512027599I), May 12, 1986: Cessna 152 (N49769), Ridgefield, CT, Minor damage. Engine quit and landing made on athletic field. Rear finger screen in right wing fuel tank was clogged. .

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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