# NTSB LAX80DJA05: Cessna 152, N46151, Hololulu, HI, November 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1979
- Place: Hololulu, HI · HOLOLULU, HI
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DJA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2849  79/11/25 NR.HOLOLULU,HI        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N46151              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTLINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KAHULUI,MAUI,HI             RETURN                      HOLOLULU,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- BECAME DISORIENTED IN DARKNESS,RAIN & LOW CLDS.RCVD ASSIST,BUT DITCHED 1 MI FROM ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N46151 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Honolulu Intlint

## 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 19791125032449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125032449A), Nov 25, 1979: Cessna 152, Honolulu, HI, Destroyed. Student pilot became lost on a solo cross-country flight. Ditched at sea when fuel was exhausted.

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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