# Accident 19810502021599A: Cessna 172K, Hesperia, CA, May 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1981, 10:45 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4264° N, 117.3009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hesperia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4264&lon=-117.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7490G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7490G-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 110 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502021599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY MEDIAN. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 LAX81FUG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG27), May 2, 1981: Cessna 172 (N7490G), Hesperia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7490G (2)

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

- [Accident 20080411833299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080411833299A), Apr 11, 2008: Cessna 172K (N7490G), Roseglen, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) April 11, 2008 at approximately 0130-0200 aircraft struck a personal television antenna tower that was affixed next to pic's house at height of…
- [Incident 19880318033219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880318033219I), Mar 18, 1988: Cessna 172K (N7490G), Livermore, CA. Engine restarted after first failure but not after second. Landed safely. Engine out with no usable fuel.

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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