# Incident 19890728056789I: Cessna 152, Fayetteville, NC, July 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1989, 20:05 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0527° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0527&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49975, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49975-2026-02-28) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 72 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/19890728056789I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE WHILE MAKING LOW APPROACH TO AIRPORT. EMERGENCY LANDING IN CORN FIELD.

## Other reports on N49975 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810421029229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421029229I), Apr 21, 1981: Cessna 152 (N49975), Autryville, NC, Minor damage. Wing struck tree during low altitude turn while surveying farm land. Returned to airport with minor damage.

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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