# Accident 19850413014479A: Cessna 152, Franklin, LA, April 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1985, 02:11 local time
- Place: Franklin, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7996° N, 91.5091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7996&lon=-91.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68303, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68303-1985-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 69 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850413014479A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN POND AND CARTWHEELED AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION. NR1 ALTERNATOR CONNECTOR PIN MISSING. CAUSED ELECT FAILURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW85FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA180), Apr 13, 1985: Cessna 152 (N68303), Franklin, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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