# Incident 19880317049809I: Cessna 152, Winston Salem, NC, March 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1988, 22:58 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1337° N, 80.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH REYNOLDS (INT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1337&lon=-80.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68246, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880317049809I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT ENTERED IFR CONDITIONS. RECEIVED 2 SPECIAL VFRS TO LAND DUE TO LOW FUEL. FINALLY LANDED AT WINSTON SALEM.

## Other reports on N68246 (1)

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

- [Accident 19791106033419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791106033419A), Nov 6, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68246), Jackson, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing on nose gear. Collapsed same. Lacked recent dual.

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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