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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Waldo, FL · April 23, 1981

Date
April 23, 1981 · 17:33 local
Place
Waldo, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89768
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
71 total71 in this make and model0 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.

Student pilot neglected to refuel on cross-country. Ran out of fuel, overshot landing area. Crashed avoiding trees.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT NEGLECTED TO REFUEL ON CROSS-COUNTRY. RAN OUT OF FUEL, OVERSHOT LANDING AREA. CRASHED AVOIDING TREES.