# Incident 19851010060369I: Cessna 152, Knightdale, NC, October 10, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1985, 17:05 local time
- Place: Knightdale, NC
- Airport: Wendell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7900° N, 78.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knightdale, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7900&lon=-78.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48239, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48239) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (registry code 42035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 102 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851010060369I

## Narrative

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

AFTER 3 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME AND ON FINAL APPROACH ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N48239 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940306007219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940306007219A), Mar 6, 1994: Cessna 152 (N48239), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Fast on final. Bounced. Came down hard nose first. Nose gear collapsed. Veered off runway.
- [Incident 19830615033349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830615033349I), Jun 15, 1983: Cessna 152 (N48239), Wendell, NC, Minor damage. Bounced on landing. Came down hard on the nose wheel. Cracked the nose wheel and bent the engine mount.

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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