# Incident 19810421029229I: Cessna 152, Autryville, NC, April 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Autryville, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0009° N, 78.6372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Autryville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0009&lon=-78.6372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49975, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49975-2026-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,668 total, 240 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421029229I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WING STRUCK TREE DURING LOW ALTITUDE TURN WHILE SURVEYING FARM LAND. RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N49975 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890728056789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728056789I), Jul 28, 1989: Cessna 152 (N49975), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. Struck a powerline while making low approach to airport. Emergency landing in corn field.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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