# Accident 19851206061089A: Cessna 152, Hickory, NC, December 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1985, 15:32 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Hickory Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7411° N, 81.3896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HICKORY RGNL (HKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7411&lon=-81.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44687, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44687-1997-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851206061089A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BOUNCED ON LANDING DURING SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AS AIRCRAFT RECONTACTED THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL86LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA036), Dec 6, 1985: Cessna 152 (N44687), Hickory, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44687 (3)

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

- [Accident 19940829024009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940829024009A), Aug 29, 1994: Cessna 152 (N44687), Arkadelphia, AR, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Overshot landing area into trees. Fuel tanks were empty.
- [Incident 19940620015699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940620015699I), Jun 20, 1994: Cessna 152 (N44687), Greenwood, MS. Lost power on approach to airport. Force landed on highway median. Fuel tanks were empty.
- [Incident 19930410014119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930410014119I), Apr 10, 1993: Cessna 152 (N44687), Somerset, KY, Minor damage. Pilot became lost on crosscountry. Ran out of fuel. Forced landing in field.

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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