# Incident 19891013054019I: Cessna 152, Newport, VT, October 13, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Newport, VT
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9369° N, 72.2112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9369&lon=-72.2112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5440M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5440M-2020-01-02) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 70 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891013054019I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. MADE ERROR IN PREFLIGHT AS TO FUEL SUPPLY.

## Other reports on N5440M (2)

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

- [Incident 20090717011189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090717011189I), Jul 17, 2009: Cessna 152 (N5440M), Weslaco, TX, No damage. (-23) At approximately 1600 hours aircraft engine began to operate rough. Pilot decided to land aircraft at nearest location at triple e race track. Aircraft…
- [Accident 19810508026629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508026629A), May 8, 1981: Cessna 152 (N5440M), Bridgeport, WV, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed wing to strike ground on level-off for landing.

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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