# Accident 19850807037109A: Cessna 152, Lexington, NC, August 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lexington, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7993° N, 80.2505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7993&lon=-80.2505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48005, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48005-2018-01-24) (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: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850807037109A

## Narrative

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

OVER ROTATION AND POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CAUSED SWERVE OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A 10 FOOT DROPOFF.

## 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 ATL85LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA240), Aug 7, 1985: Cessna 152 (N48005), Lexington, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48005 (3)

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

- [Accident 19990421003809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990421003809A), Apr 21, 1999: Cessna 152 (N48005), Monmouth County, NJ, Destroyed. Acft lost power, and the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a field, but the acft struck trees just off of exit 98 of the garden state parkway,…
- [Incident 19841122077069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841122077069I), Nov 22, 1984: Cessna 152 (N48005), Laurel, MD, Minor damage. As pilot started final approach, the engine quit. Had used carburetor heat intermittently. Landed in a field.
- [Accident 19810825051719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810825051719A), Aug 25, 1981: Cessna 152 (N48005), Columbia, TN, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on length of grass strip. Attempted turn at end of runway collapsed nose gear. Flipped over.

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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