# Accident 19850508035209A: Cessna A152, West Bend, WI, May 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: West Bend, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4203° N, 88.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4203&lon=-88.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4799A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4799A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850508035209A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON SHORT FINAL, LANDED IN SOFT GRASS AREA WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED 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 CHI85LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA192), May 8, 1985: Cessna A152 (N4799A), West Bend, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4799A (1)

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

- [Incident 19861019079069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861019079069I), Oct 19, 1986: Cessna A152 (N4799A), Rockford, IL, Minor damage. Pilot became distracted and landed hard. Nosewheel separated from aircraft. Pilot scheduled for a reexamination.

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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