# Incident 19901220064119I: Cessna 152, Palmdale, CA, December 20, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Airport: Palmdale Prodn Flt Test Instl
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5794° N, 118.1165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5794&lon=-118.1165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5470B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5470B-1996-02-22) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 110 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901220064119I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTACTED ATC AND DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW FUEL. LANDED SAFELY. WINDS ALOFT HIGHER THAN FORCAST.

## Other reports on N5470B (1)

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

- [Incident 19910118006799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910118006799I), Jan 18, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5470B), Oxnard, CA. Lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Veered off side of 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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