Cessna 152 N25865

Summary

On 14 January 1993 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25865, operated by McClure Aircraft, Inc., was involved in an accident near Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 January 1993 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.6601, -80.4809

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N25865

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

McClure Aircraft, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Concord → Lincolnton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL93LA051

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT BECAME LOST AND EXHAUSTED THE AIRPLANE FUEL SUPPLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED THE 1ST STOP OF A TWO STOP CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. SHE DISCOVERED AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THAT SHE WAS OFF COURSE. COURSE DEVIATIONS WERE MADE LOOKING FOR A RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK, WITHOUT SUCCESS. A GRASS STRIP WAS LOCATED WITH TWO TRAILERS. AFTER LANDING, NO ONE WAS LOCATED IN THE TRAILERS. A PASSING TRUCK DRIVER, ON A NEARBY HIGHWAY, WAS STOPPED TO ASK DIRECTIONS. SHE TOOK OFF AGAIN BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO LOCATE LANDMARKS SHE KNEW. ASSISTANCE WAS THEN REQUESTED FROM CHARLOTTE TOWER, WHO VECTORED HER TOWARD SALISBURY. SHE ENTERED THE LANDING PATTERN AT SALISBURY, MANEUVERING TO AVOID ANOTHER AIRPLANE IN THE PATTERN. AS THE AIRPLANE WAS TURNED ONTO THE BASE LEG, POWER WAS ADDED TO SLOW THE DESCENT RATE & THE ENGINE QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE HIT A DIRT BERM DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.