# Incident 19810829052629I: Cessna 152, Meridianville, AL, August 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1981, 10:47 local time
- Place: Meridianville, AL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8764° N, 86.5804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridianville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8764&lon=-86.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757DN-1984-11-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829052629I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG ENGINE LOST POWER. EMERGENCY LANDING. LOOSE MUFFLER PLUGGED EXHAUST PIPE.

## Other reports on N757DN (1)

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

- [Accident 19840916051279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916051279A), Sep 16, 1984: Cessna 152 (N757DN), Columbus, GA, Substantial damage. Student flew on top and unable to descend extended destination. Ran out of fuel approaching airport crash landed.

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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