# Accident 19891025042849A: Cessna 152, Kinston, NC, October 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional Jetport At Stall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2751° N, 77.5934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2751&lon=-77.5934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67318, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67318-1997-03-24) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 19 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025042849A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE CIRCLING AIRPORT AFTER UNABLE TO CONTACT TOWER. NOSED OVER LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA013), Oct 25, 1989: Cessna 152 (N67318), Kinston, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO DEPART FOR HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT WITH LESS THAN REQUIRED FUEL, AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS RADIO WHICH RESULTED IN HIS CIRCLING THE AIRPORT AND EXHAUSTING ALL…

## Other reports on N67318 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940709017969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940709017969A), Jul 9, 1994: Cessna 152 (N67318), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Lost power turning final. CFI took over. Hit parked auto landing in parking lot. Low cyl values. Over engine tbo.

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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