19810412015729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Harlingen, TX · April 12, 1981

Date
April 12, 1981 · 20:05 local
Place
Harlingen, TX
Airport
Harlingen
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N69001
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRG28
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
27 total27 in this make and model15 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.

Ran out of fuel on final approach. Unable to make runway. Wing hit light pole on emergency landing on road.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL APPROACH. UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. WING HIT LIGHT POLE ON EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD.

NTSB investigation

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