# Accident 19980210001119A: Cessna 152, Georgetown, SC, February 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1998, 14:05 local time
- Place: Georgetown, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3608° N, 79.2896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3608&lon=-79.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25952, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25952-2018-01-12) (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: 73 total, 65 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980210001119A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PAVED ROAD AFTER REFUELING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK SIGN, VEERED OFF ROAD AND STRUCK POLE. CAUGHT FIRE. (.4)THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF FROM AN UNSUITABLE AREA OF ROADWAY, FOLLOWING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE HAD LOST POWER, DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION; AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING THE TAKEOFF.  THE OBSTRUCTIONS (SIGN AND TELEPHONE POLE) WERE RELATED FACTORS.                                                         (-23)THE ABOVE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A HAY FIELD OFF OF WALKER ROAD, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.  EIGHT (8) GALLONS OF FUEL WAS OBTAINED FROM GEORGETOWN (GCE) AIRPORT AND PUT IN THE AIRCRAFT.  ^PRIVACY ^ THEN TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM THE HAY FIELD BUT WAS UNABLE, DUE TO THE SHORT LENGHT OF THE FIELD.  ^PRIVACY ^, WITH THE HELP PF SOME LOCAL PEOPLE, TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO COLUMBUS ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 0.6 MILES.  ^PRIVACY ^ THEN TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM COLUMBUS ROAD STRIKING A ROAD SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING TIP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT, HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE, BREAKING IT OFF AND BRINGING SOWN THE POLE AND POWER LINES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT FUEL IGNITE.  TH                                E PLANE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND ^PRIVACY ^ WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE HIMSELF AND TWO BAGS FROM THE PLANE BEFORE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA077), Feb 10, 1998: Cessna 152 (N25952), Georgetown, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff from an unsuitable area of roadway, following a forced landing after the engine had lost power, due to fuel exhaustion; and his failure to maintain clearance…

## Other reports on N25952 (1)

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

- [Accident 19781118039209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118039209A), Nov 18, 1978: Cessna A150K (N25952), Silver Springs, FL, Substantial damage. Acft obsvd flying low over lake,l/g struck water. Acft flew back tpt.

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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