# Incident 19850811058909I: Cessna 152, Mcfarland, CA, August 11, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1985, 22:30 local time
- Place: Mcfarland, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6675° N, 119.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McFarland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6675&lon=-119.2322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5176B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5176B-1993-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 30 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850811058909I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED WITHOUT DAMAGE ON A HIGHWAY. PILOT DID NOT REFUEL AS INSTRUCTED.

## Other reports on N5176B (2)

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

- [Incident 19920328009449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920328009449I), Mar 28, 1992: Cessna 152 (N5176B), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on a touch and go landing. Departed runway after wind gust caught aircraft.
- [Incident 19900524023999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524023999I), May 24, 1990: Cessna 152 (N5176B), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Student on first solo flight lost directional control and veered off runway.

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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