# Accident 19960825047109A: Cessna 152, Rome, NY, August 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1996, 19:40 local time
- Place: Rome, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2103° N, 75.4694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2103&lon=-75.4694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45949, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45949-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960825047109A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT ROTATED AIRCRAFT PREMATURELY. AIRCRAFT FLEW APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET WITH STALL WARNING. AS THE GROUND SLOPED DOWN, AIRCRAFT STALLED, STRIKING GROUND WITH RIGHT WING, ROTATING AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES.

## 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 NYC96LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA177), Aug 25, 1996: Cessna 152 (N45949), Rome, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to take off on a runway of insufficient length, and his failure to obtain adequate airspeed.

## Other reports on N45949 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850413025939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850413025939I), Apr 13, 1985: Cessna 152 (N45949), Durhamville, NY, Minor damage. Porpoised and lost directional control. Aircraft veered off side of runway, nose wheel collapsed, went over on back

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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