# Incident 19890313026859I: Cessna 152, Gaston, SC, March 13, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1989, 17:40 local time
- Place: Gaston, SC
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8184° N, 81.1004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8184&lon=-81.1004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64931, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64931-1991-07-02) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890313026859I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. DID NOT ALLOW FOR HIGHER FUEL CONSUMPTION OF MODIFIED ENGINE.

## Other reports on N64931 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890801045489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890801045489I), Aug 1, 1989: Cessna 152 (N64931), Monroe, NC, Minor damage. Landed long on wet grass runway. Pilot applied brakes. Wheels locked and aircraft slid off end of runway.

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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