# NTSB LAX80DVA65: Cessna 152, N69150, Coalinga, CA, August 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1980
- Place: Coalinga, CA · COALINGA, CA
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2141  80/8/30    COALINGA,CA         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 0840                    N69150              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COALINGA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FRESNO,CA                   RETURN                       MESA DEL REY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        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 ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ENCTRD FOG NR ENROUTE ARPT,INSUFFICIENT FUEL RMNG TO RETURN TO DEP ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69150](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69150-1991-01-28), registration cancelled 1991-01-28, S/N 15282515 (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
- Airport: Coalinga Muni

## 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 19800830038149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830038149A), Aug 30, 1980: Cessna 152, Coalinga, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot exhausted fuel on first long solo cross-country. Crashed just short of airport attempting landing

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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