# Accident 20160117000569A: Cessna 152, Madison, GA, January 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2016, 19:25 local time
- Place: Madison, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4250° N, 83.4639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4250&lon=-83.4639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6135M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6135M-2016-07-25) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160117000569A

## Narrative

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

N6135M, C152, VFR FROM SGJ TO LZU, PILOT ADVISED HE HAD A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, AND WANTED TO LAND AT 52A, CONTROLLER ADVSD OF AIRPORT CONFIGURATION AND LENGTH OF RUNWAY, PILOT ASKED TO GO TO UNICOM, THREE MINUTES LATER THE PILOT CAME BACK AND SAID HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT, THE CONTROLLER ADVSD OF A ROAD (HWY441), THERE WAS NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION. MORGAN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE (706-342-1200) WAS CALLED, WHILE A80 WAS ON THE PHONE ADVISING THEM OF THE INCIDENT THE AUTHORITIES WERE RECEIVING OTHER CALLS THAT AN AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED ON VINE STREET. ATM AND ROC NOTIFIED. ROC CALLED BACK AND INFORMED THAT AN AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED. 52A AIRPORT MANAGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALLED AND ADVSD THE SAME AND SAID PARAMEDICS WERE ON THE SCENE. TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD, UNKNOWN INJURIES (AIRPORT MANAGER ADVSD HEAD INJURIES), TAKEN TO ATHENS REGIONAL. FSDO ARRIVED ON SCENE; ADVSD THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILL AND NO FIRE. (THE FLIGHT FLEW FOR A CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF TIME WITH HEAD WINDS, MAY HAVE RAN OUT OF FUEL)

## 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 ERA16LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA091), Jan 18, 2016: Cessna 152 (N6135M), Madison, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N6135M (1)

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

- [Accident 20071130828029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071130828029A), Nov 30, 2007: Cessna 152 (N6135M), Madill, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) As a solo student pilot, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was practicing touch and go landings at the Madill, OK airport on runway 36. After touching…

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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