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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Sparta, NJ · August 30, 1981

Date
August 30, 1981 · 21:18 local
Place
Sparta, NJ
Airport
Aeroflex
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N25313
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FHA21
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
76 total60 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Was advised marginal VFR on night flight. Off course due to thunderstorm. Ran out of fuel. Crash-landed.

As the FAA filed it

WAS ADVISED MARGINAL VFR ON NIGHT FLIGHT. OFF COURSE DUE TO THUNDERSTORM. RAN OUT OF FUEL. CRASH-LANDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.