# Accident 19840916051279A: Cessna 152, Columbus, GA, September 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1984, 18:38 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757DN-1984-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 52 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916051279A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FLEW ON TOP AND UNABLE TO DESCEND EXTENDED DESTINATION. RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROACHING AIRPORT CRASH LANDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA287), Sep 16, 1984: Cessna 152 (N757DN), Columbus, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757DN (1)

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

- [Incident 19810829052629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829052629I), Aug 29, 1981: Cessna 152 (N757DN), Meridianville, AL. Za zg engine lost power. Emergency landing. Loose muffler plugged exhaust pipe.

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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