# Incident 19910409014989I: Cessna 152, Tupelo, MS, April 9, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1991, 17:24 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2576° N, 88.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupelo, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2576&lon=-88.7034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49258, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49258-2021-01-26) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 850 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409014989I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING POWER AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. LANDING IN FIELD. PILOT SUSPECTS CARBURETOR ICING.

## Other reports on N49258 (4)

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

- [Incident 20020903026199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020903026199I), Sep 3, 2002: Cessna 152 (N49258), Kissimmee, FL. (-23) The flight instructor/pilot in command entrusted the student pilot to perform the preflight inspection on the morning of this flight. She did not perform…
- [Incident 19950430015239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430015239I), Apr 30, 1995: Cessna 152 (N49258), Opopka, FL. Narrative: the student pilot experienced a loss of power over lake apopka. He landed the CE-152 on an access road to a farm. Maintenance personnel drained 7…
- [Incident 19921003047159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003047159I), Oct 3, 1992: Cessna 152 (N49258), Tamiami, FL. Fuel exhaustion in flight. ATC vectored aircraft to highway. Landed safely on highway. Winds higher than forcasted.
- [Incident 19850607032059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850607032059I), Jun 7, 1985: Cessna 152 (N49258), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. During student second solo rollout, aircraft made small hop and continued off side 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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