# Accident 19810824051429A: Cessna 152, Coyote, CA, August 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Coyote, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2166° N, 121.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coyote, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2166&lon=-121.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69214, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69214-2020-08-02) (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: 367 total, 108 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810824051429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT NEAR DESTINATION ON ROUND ROBIN FLIGHT. ENGINE RAN NORMAL WHEN SUPPLIED WITH FUEL.

## 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 LAX81FVM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM27), Aug 24, 1981: Cessna 152 (N69214), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N69214 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810322031509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322031509I), Mar 22, 1981: Cessna 152 (N69214), Fremont, CA, Minor damage. Engine misfired on takeoff during touch and go practice and ran off runway during aborted takeoff.

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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