# Incident 19850201018729I: Cessna 152, Sacramento, CA, February 1, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48201, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48201-2017-05-25) (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: 47 total, 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850201018729I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HAD IFR WEATHER AT DESTINATION AND DIVERTED BUT HAD CROSSWIND. DURING NEXT APPROACH RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N48201 (2)

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

- [Accident 19981118045009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981118045009A), Nov 18, 1998: Cessna 152 (N48201), Orinda, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Within approximately 3 min. After descending from 4,500 ft. to 2,000 ft., the engine RPM dropped to approximately 500-800 RPM, momentarily, then the…
- [Accident 19840421022879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840421022879A), Apr 21, 1984: Cessna 152 (N48201), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing causing nose wheel to break off.

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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