# Incident 19840808053839I: Cessna 152, Federal Way, WA, August 8, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1984, 11:35 local time
- Place: Federal Way, WA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3116° N, 122.3378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Federal Way, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3116&lon=-122.3378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4590P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4590P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840808053839I

## Narrative

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

OUT OF FUEL, LANDED IN PARKING LOT.  REFUELED AND DEPARTED. ENGINE QUIT, CAUSING ANOTHER FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N4590P (3)

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

- [Accident 19900316004649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316004649A), Mar 16, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4590P), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed in scrub brush and nosed over.
- [Accident 19880708026009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708026009A), Jul 8, 1988: Cessna 152 (N4590P), Roche Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing downwind. Aircraft veered off the runway into a ditch and flipped inverted. No flap landing.
- [Incident 19830915065859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830915065859I), Sep 15, 1983: Cessna 152 (N4590P), Olympia, WA, Minor damage. Student ran low on fuel. Landed and checked with CFI who advised he had enough fuel. Took off and ran out of fuel.

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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