# Incident 19810502053649I: Cessna 152, San Diego, CA, May 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1981, 11:10 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Lindbergh
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4899M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4899M-2009-05-07) (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: 2,330 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502053649I

## Narrative

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

CFI DISORIENTED WAS TRACKING OUTBOUND IN PLACE OF INBOUND ON LOCALIZER APPROACH. ATC AIDED ORIENTATION.

## Other reports on N4899M (1)

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

- [Incident 19900204005399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900204005399I), Feb 4, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4899M), Temecula, CA. Made a precautionary landing on road due to deteriorating weather. Landed without incident.

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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