# Accident 19930114001579A: Cessna 152, Salisbury, NC, January 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Airport: Rowan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6601° N, 80.4809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6601&lon=-80.4809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25865, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25865-2011-09-29) (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: 106 total, 43 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930114001579A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST EN ROUTE AND RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL FOR VECTORED AIRPORT. FAILED TO REFUEL AT LAST STOP.

## 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 ATL93LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA051), Jan 14, 1993: Cessna 152 (N25865), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECAME LOST AND EXHAUSTED THE AIRPLANE FUEL SUPPLY.

## Other reports on N25865 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960403005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403005909A), Apr 3, 1996: Cessna 152 (N25865), Marshall, MI, Substantial damage. Struck a deer on takeoff.
- [Incident 19911125056809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911125056809I), Nov 25, 1991: Cessna 152 (N25865), Lincolnton, NC, Minor damage. While practicing field takeoff pilot lost directional control. Right wing struck ground. Continued takeoff.

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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