# Accident 19860405053149A: Cessna 152, Mowltrie, GA, April 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1986, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mowltrie, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1591° N, 83.7703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1591&lon=-83.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48885 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 147 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860405053149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BANKED SHARPLY AT LOW ALTITUDE AND STALLED INTO TREES.WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL SEARCH FOR AN ESCAPED CONVICT.

## 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 ATL86LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA105), Apr 5, 1986: Cessna 152 (N48885), Moultrie, GA, destroyed

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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