# Accident 19950825026009A: Cessna 152, Orson, PA, August 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1995, 17:45 local time
- Place: Orson, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8137° N, 75.4480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orson, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8137&lon=-75.4480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6391M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6391M-2015-05-11) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,328 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950825026009A

## Narrative

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

LANDED BY MISTAKE IN PASTURE. TRIED DEPART. ABORTED DUE TREES. RAN INTO BRUSH. NOSED UP. MISJUDGED PERFORMANCE.

## 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 NYC95LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA204), Aug 25, 1995: Cessna 152 (N6391M), Orson, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision, and his delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a pile of dirt and shrubs. The upsloping terrain (for takeoff) was a 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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