# Accident 19810508022699A: Cessna 152, Gillette, WY, May 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1981, 08:10 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Campbell Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6560H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6560H-2016-01-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508022699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. STUDENT LANDED IN FARM FIELD. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. HAD REPORTED OUT OF FUEL. HAD FUEL. ENGINE OK.

## 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 DEN81FTC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC15), May 8, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6560H), Gillette, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6560H (1)

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

- [Accident 19921017047059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921017047059A), Oct 17, 1992: Cessna 152 (N6560H), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. Bounced ballooned and porpoised collapsing the nose gear on student solo landing.

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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