# Accident 19810830052829A: Cessna 152, Sparta, NJ, August 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1981, 21:18 local time
- Place: Sparta, NJ
- Airport: Aeroflex
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0334° N, 74.6385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0334&lon=-74.6385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25313, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25313-2012-08-21) (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: 76 total, 60 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830052829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC81FHA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHA21), Aug 30, 1981: Cessna 152 (N25313), Sparta, NJ, substantial damage

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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