# Incident 19890604032669I: Cessna 152, Rolesville, NC, June 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Rolesville, NC
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9158° N, 78.4631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rolesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9158&lon=-78.4631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68276, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68276-2013-08-20) (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: 80 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890604032669I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED IN FIELD. IMPROPER PLANNING AND FUEL MANAGEMENT.

## Other reports on N68276 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930326007049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930326007049A), Mar 26, 1993: Cessna 152 (N68276), Knightdale, NC, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control on landing roll. Ran off side of runway and nosed over.

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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