# Accident 19810916060019A: Cessna 152, Richmond, CA, September 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1981, 14:25 local time
- Place: Richmond, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.9523° N, 122.3606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9523&lon=-122.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6342M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6342M-1984-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916060019A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH NEAR EMPTY FUEL TANKS FOR TRAINING FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL, HIT TRES LANDING ON GOLF COURSE FAIRWAY.

## 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 LAX81FVD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD44), Sep 16, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6342M), Richmond, CA, 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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