# Incident 19810725052249I: Cessna 152, Truckee, CA, July 25, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Tahoe Truckee
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4602L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4602L-2008-08-01) (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, 14 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/19810725052249I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## Other reports on N4602L (2)

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

- [Accident 19890409006859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409006859A), Apr 9, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4602L), Taft, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine failed. Nosed over on forced landing no reason for power loss was found.
- [Accident 19850402009929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850402009929A), Apr 2, 1985: Cessna 152 (N4602L), Lower Lake, CA, Destroyed. Collided with trees while attempting to land.

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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