# Incident 19831024068409I: Cessna 152, Hobbs, NM, October 24, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1983, 20:35 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Airport: Lea Co
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6873° N, 103.2175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEA COUNTY RGNL (HOB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6873&lon=-103.2175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46723, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46723-2007-10-02) (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: 200 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831024068409I

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. NO DAMAGE ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## Other reports on N46723 (2)

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

- [Incident 19940113002459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940113002459I), Jan 13, 1994: Cessna 152 (N46723), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: student pilot practicing touch-and- goes on runway 26 at Front Range Airport. On final approach aircraft porpoised and nose gear collapsed. Aircraft…
- [Accident 19840223005099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840223005099A), Feb 23, 1984: Cessna 152 (N46723), Carlsbad, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot made a forced landing on a sandy road after engine failure. No fuel in tanks or fuel lines.

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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