# Incident 19850914052009I: Cessna 152, Pixley, CA, September 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1985, 15:05 local time
- Place: Pixley, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9768° N, 119.3002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pixley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9768&lon=-119.3002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68168, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68168-2001-01-24) (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: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914052009I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT RAN OUT OF FUEL ON CROSSCOUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. LANDED IN FIELD WITH NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N68168 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000816022129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000816022129A), Aug 16, 2000: Cessna 152 (N68168), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (.4)According to the pilot, during the landing flare for runway 17, the airplane was several feet above the ground, power off, and banked to the left. The…

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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