# NTSB CHI80DEE06: Cessna 152, N67392, Rock City, IL, October 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1979
- Place: Rock City, IL · ROCK CITY, IL
- Location: 42.4130° N, 89.4710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock City, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4130&lon=-89.4710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3663  79/10/30   ROCK CITY,IL        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N67392              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,IL                  CLINTON,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK FUEL BFR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N67392 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791030042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791030042619A), Oct 30, 1979: Cessna 152, Rock City, IL, Substantial damage. Became lost when strong surface wind blew airplane off course. Ran out of fuel. Stall-landed in farm field.

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.

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