# Accident 19911211059189A: Cessna 152, Orford, NH, December 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1991, 14:15 local time
- Place: Orford, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9053° N, 72.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orford, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9053&lon=-72.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48156, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48156) (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: 93 total, 37 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911211059189A

## Narrative

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

BECAME DISORIENTED ON PRACTICE FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED IN TREES.

## 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 NYC92LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA045), Dec 11, 1991: Cessna 152 (N48156), Orford, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT BECAME LOST AND DISORIENTED.

## Other reports on N48156 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840329013431I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840329013431I), Mar 29, 1984: Cessna 152 (N48156), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Struck the wing tip of a parking aircraft N66707 while taxiing for takeoff. Parked aircrafts wing over taxiway.

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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