# Accident 19860221004749A: Cessna 152, Wilkesboro, NC, February 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1986, 00:50 local time
- Place: Wilkesboro, NC
- Airport: Wilkes Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1402° N, 81.1609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-81.1609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93567, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93567-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221004749A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT NIGHT, IFR FLIGHT WITH PASSENGER. STRUCK TREES, THEN GROUND. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL ON BODIES.

## 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 ATL86FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA079), Feb 21, 1986: Cessna 152 (N93567), Wilkesboro, NC, destroyed, 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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