# Incident 19810422056909I: Cessna 152, Furnace Creek, CA, April 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1981, 16:50 local time
- Place: Furnace Creek, CA
- Airport: Death Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4580° N, 116.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Furnace Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4580&lon=-116.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25311, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25311-2013-07-30) (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: 456 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810422056909I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE ROUGH. LANDED DRY LAKE, NOSED OVER IN MUD. ENGINE INSPECTED, PLUGS CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. CHECKED OK.

## Other reports on N25311 (2)

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

- [Incident 19870611033239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870611033239I), Jun 11, 1987: Cessna 152 (N25311), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. On the second touchdown after a small bounce the propeller contacted the runway. The nose wheel fork had broken.
- [Incident 19800624056369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624056369I), Jun 24, 1980: Cessna 152 (N25311), North Las Vegas, NV. Pilot lost directional control. Encountered gust of wind.

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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