# Incident 19891219062839I: Cessna 152, Idaho Falls, ID, December 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1989, 14:10 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4896° N, 112.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4896&lon=-112.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49456, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49456-2020-09-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 29 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891219062839I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. HIT SNOW COVERED FLOOD DIKES AND NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF.

## Other reports on N49456 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870725051109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870725051109I), Jul 25, 1987: Cessna 152 (N49456), Ogden, UT, Minor damage. Student overcorrected and then froze on controls. Aircraft departed the side of the 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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