# NTSB FTW80DPA14: Cessna 152, N4980B, Mc Gregor, TX, June 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1980
- Place: Mc Gregor, TX · MC GREGOR, TX
- Location: 31.4203° N, 97.4253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGregor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4203&lon=-97.4253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0600   80/6/6    MC GREGOR,TX        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4980B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MC GREGOR,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4980B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4980B-1980-08-15), registration cancelled 1980-08-15, S/N 15283737 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19800606018039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800606018039A), Jun 6, 1980: Cessna 152, Waco, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel and crash-landed on solo instructional flight.

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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