# Accident 19851006049099A: Cessna 152, Pell City, AL, October 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1985, 11:50 local time
- Place: Pell City, AL
- Airport: St Clair Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4993° N, 86.3399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4993&lon=-86.3399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49446 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851006049099A

## Narrative

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

ALL OF CRAB ANGLE NOT REMOVED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, HIT TETRAHEDRON, DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ATL86FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG02), Oct 6, 1985: Cessna 152 (N49446), Pell City, AL, substantial damage

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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