# Incident 19811017077359I: Cessna 152, Grand Rapids, MI, October 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714XV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714XV-1990-04-30) (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: 130 total, 105 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017077359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED SHORT AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N714XV (2)

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

- [Accident 19881231057139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881231057139A), Dec 31, 1988: Cessna 152 (N714XV), Grand Rapids, MI, Destroyed. Following 727 too close on landing upset the 150 on short final caused a nose over. Student misunderstood tower.
- [Incident 19801022075519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801022075519I), Oct 22, 1980: Cessna 152 (N714XV), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Returned due to low oil pressure and high temperture. Engine seized after landing. Oil filter improperly installed.

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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