# Incident 19881017067099I: Cessna 152, Atlanta, GA, October 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1988, 20:37 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5419H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5419H-2008-07-10) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881017067099I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. UNABLE TO OBTAIN FUEL AT PREVIOUS STOP. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N5419H (1)

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

- [Accident 19800803063559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803063559A), Aug 3, 1980: Cessna 152 (N5419H), Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of airplane on landing roll. Ran off runway. Hit parked aircraft.

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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