# Incident 19940925039409I: Cessna 152, Austin, TX, September 25, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1994, 16:39 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65439, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65439) (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: 67 total, 66 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940925039409I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SMOKE ON RUN UP. SHUTDOWN AND TOWED TO RAMP. STARTER HAD BURNED UP.

## Other reports on N65439 (1)

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

- [Incident 19921227054729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921227054729I), Dec 27, 1992: Cessna 152 (N65439), Bulverde, TX, Minor damage. Engine sputtering. Forced landing on private ranch road. Aircraft was refueled and flown to san antonio.

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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