# Incident 19811016075259I: Cessna 152, Guthrie Center, IA, October 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1981, 18:56 local time
- Place: Guthrie Center, IA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6779° N, 94.4992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guthrie Center, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6779&lon=-94.4992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46193, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46193-2013-03-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 42 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016075259I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING VFR ON TOP OF AN OVERCAST. RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N46193 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860201001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860201001829A), Feb 1, 1986: Cessna 152 (N46193), Berthoud, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. A wing struck the water on a low level turn. Aircraft cartwheeled and sank. Occupants drowned in the icy water.
- [Incident 19820922055599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820922055599I), Sep 22, 1982: Cessna 152 (N46193), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. On touch and go landings student veered off side of runway. On inspection no mechanical problems found.

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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