# Incident 19831018069579I: Cessna 152, Plainfield, IL, October 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24939, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24939-2022-12-03) (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: 4,011 total, 150 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831018069579I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ENROUTE. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FOUND LEAKING STRAINER DRAIN HAD DEPLETED FUEL SUPPLY

## Other reports on N24939 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780716024549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780716024549A), Jul 16, 1978: Cessna 152 (N24939), Tucumcari, NM, 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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