# Accident 19860129001739A: Cessna 152, Lexington, NC, January 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1986, 23:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, NC
- Airport: Lexington Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8006° N, 80.2506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8006&lon=-80.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25277 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 48 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860129001739A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL86FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA066), Jan 30, 1986: Cessna 152 (N25277), Lexington, NC, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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