# Incident 19810704045079I: Cessna 152, Hamilton Afb, CA, July 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton Afb, CA
- Airport: Hamilton Afb
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0567° N, 122.5133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton Air Force Base, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0567&lon=-122.5133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46953, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46953) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704045079I

## Narrative

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

ZG ENGINE ROUGH. EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND SPARK PLUGS FOULED.

## Other reports on N46953 (5)

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

- [Accident 20161017018169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161017018169A), Oct 17, 2016: Cessna 152 (N46953), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he was on takeoff roll and he reached 50 knots on his airspeed indicator and he pulled on the yoke to lift the nose of the aircraft and he…
- [Incident 20160911016369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160911016369I), Sep 11, 2016: Cessna 152 (N46953), Homestead, FL, Minor damage. On 11 September 2016 at 1540, Cessna 152 N46953, operated under 14 CFR 141 conducting a first solo cross country flight made a hard landing at Homestead…
- [Incident 20160831009709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160831009709I), Aug 31, 2016: Cessna 152 (N46953), Miami, FL, No damage. N46953 landed on runway 13 at tmb and exited on taxiway D1 where the airplane ground looped in the intersection causing the right main gear to enter the grass…
- [Incident 20160216020349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160216020349I), Feb 16, 2016: Cessna 152 (N46953), Pembroke Pines, FL, No damage. Depart tamiami airport (ktmb) to palm beach Florida (kpbi) on a night dual cross country flight and after level of at 2500 ft. engine lost power and start…
- [Incident 20120719013539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120719013539I), Jul 19, 2012: Cessna 152 (N46953), Lebelle, FL, Minor damage. The pilot stated while on a cross country flight the engine started to run rough. The pilot contacted miami center and advised that they were going to make a…

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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