# Incident 19881211054079I: Cessna 152, Whitsett, NC, December 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Whitsett, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0827° N, 79.5698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitsett, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0827&lon=-79.5698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757SE-2013-05-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881211054079I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING RPM AND UNABLE TO CORRECT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. SLID INTO DITCH. CARBURETOR FUEL LINE DEFECTIVE.

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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