# Incident 19881122063769I: Cessna 152, Killeen, TX, November 22, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Killeen, TX
- Airport: Killeen Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1171° N, 97.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Killeen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1171&lon=-97.7278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25281, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25281-1996-09-11) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 60 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881122063769I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A BUZZARD WITH LEFT WING AFTER TAKEOFF. MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING.

## Other reports on N25281 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800711025199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711025199I), Jul 11, 1980: Cessna 152 (N25281), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. After three & one-half hours of flight, aircraft ran out of fuel on a long final.
- [Accident 19790910027249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790910027249A), Sep 10, 1979: Cessna 152 (N25281), Corsicana, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on takeoff.

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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