19860129001739A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Lexington, NC · January 29, 1986

Date
January 29, 1986 · 23:30 local
Place
Lexington, NC
Airport
Lexington Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N25277
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA066
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
72 total48 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crashed on a test flight. Propeller indicated no power at impact, yet nothing found to stop engine.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED ON A TEST FLIGHT. PROPELLER INDICATED NO POWER AT IMPACT, YET NOTHING FOUND TO STOP ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.