# Accident 19920726027379A: Cessna 152, Raleigh, NC, July 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1992, 22:00 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Triple W Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5400° N, 78.8295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5400&lon=-78.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25502, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25502) (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: 225 total, 88 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726027379A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING TIP HIT BUSHES WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT THEN ROTATED INTO A DITCH.

## 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 MIA92LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA154), Jul 26, 1992: Cessna 152 (N25502), Fuquay-Varina, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE WINGTIP CLEARANCE WITH BUSHES OFF THE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING TO TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N25502 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950408007389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408007389A), Apr 8, 1995: Cessna 152 (N25502), Raleigh, NC, Substantial damage. Windshear on short final. Landed on runway but veered off. Collided with a ditch. Nosed over, crosswind factor.

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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