# Accident 19851029072829A: Cessna 152, Greenville, MI, October 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1698° N, 85.2504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1698&lon=-85.2504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68741, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68741-1995-10-10) (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: 18,200 total, 700 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851029072829A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A AERIAL SURVEY FLIGHT OVERTURNED LANDING IN A FIELD.

## 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 CHI86LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA113), Oct 29, 1985: Cessna 152 (N68741), Greenville, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68741 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920816031399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031399A), Aug 16, 1992: Cessna 152 (N68741), Houghton Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Demonstrating soft field takeoff made premature lift off. Aborted due unable to climb. Settled off end. Nosed over.

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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