# Accident 19810309010619A: Cessna 152, Novato, CA, March 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GNOSS FLD (DVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212MB) (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: 38 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810309010619A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO ENRICH MIXTURE FOR LANDING. ENGINE QUIT DUE TO LEAN MIXTURE. LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT IN A SWAMP.

## 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 LAX81FVD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD15), Mar 9, 1981: Cessna 152 (N212MB), Novato, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N212MB (1)

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

- [Incident 19920527018759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920527018759I), May 27, 1992: Cessna 152 (N212MB), Golita, CA, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion en route. Emergency landing on a beach. Chose to ignore the fuel gauges which indicated empty.

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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