# Incident 19890510038849I: Cessna 152, Boston, MA, May 10, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1989, 00:45 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48858, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48858-2011-08-30) (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/19890510038849I

## Narrative

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

MAN KILLED HIS WIFE AND STOLE AIRCRAFT. MADE 3 HOUR AIRBORNE ATTACK ON BOSTON. CAPTURED WHEN LANDED.

## Other reports on N48858 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000703043289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000703043289A), Jul 3, 2000: Cessna 152 (N48858), Beverly, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot misjudged the approach, strike the runway with nose wheel, bounced twice whereupon the nose wheel collapsed and veered off the runway onto the…

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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