# Accident 19810511089889A: Cessna 152, Ruth, CA, May 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ruth, CA
- Airport: Silver Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2696° N, 123.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruth, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2696&lon=-123.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67379, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67379-1983-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511089889A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OFF COURSE, STRUCK TREES ON RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. MAY HAVE MADE LOW PASS OVER NEARBY PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 LAX82FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA086), May 11, 1981: Cessna 152 (N67379), Ruth, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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