# Accident 19841028058819A: Cessna 152, Firebird Lake, AZ, October 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1984, 08:15 local time
- Place: Firebird Lake, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3208° N, 111.8706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3208&lon=-111.8706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6470L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,780 total, 2,250 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841028058819A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE ADEQUATELY DURING PRACTICE ENGINE OUT LANDING. ENGINE QUIT, LANDED, HIT DITCH, NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX85LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA034), Oct 28, 1984: Cessna 152 (N6470L), Firebird Lake, AZ, 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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