# Accident 19931226047209A: Cessna 152, Charleston, SC, December 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1993, 15:30 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5603° N, 80.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5603&lon=-80.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25566, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25566-2008-04-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 50 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931226047209A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT ON EXTENDED DESCENT. LOST POWER. OVERSHOT A HAY FIELD AND RAN INTO TREES 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 ATL94LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA032), Dec 26, 1993: Cessna 152 (N25566), Edisto Island, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT, WHILE MANEUVERING AND CHANGING ALTITUDES, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBURETOR ICE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE…

## Other reports on N25566 (3)

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

- [Accident 20060316003649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060316003649A), Mar 16, 2006: Cessna 152 (N25566), Sanford, FL, Destroyed. (-23) During takeoff climbout engine suddenly failed without warning at/or about 300 feet AGL. No suitable landing area trees/power lines as obstacles. Landed…
- [Incident 20041208033069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041208033069I), Dec 8, 2004: Cessna 152 (N25566), Naples, FL, Minor damage. (-23) December 8, 2004 at Naples airport, Florida approximately 10 am after intended flight during taxi back to parking spot aircraft hit fence post. No…
- [Incident 19900927048769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927048769I), Sep 27, 1990: Cessna 152 (N25566), Eanton Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing.

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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