# NTSB ATL81DLG05: Cessna 152, N89096, Murrells Inlet, SC, November 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1980
- Place: Murrells Inlet, SC · MURRELLS INLET, SC
- Location: 33.5573° N, 79.0572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murrells Inlet, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5573&lon=-79.0572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DLG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2865   80/11/4   MURRELLS INLET,SC   CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 250
        TIME - 1130                    N89096              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  GEORGETOWN,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN FLD SURROUNDED BY HI TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89096](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89096-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 15282628, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801104063869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104063869A), Nov 4, 1980: Cessna 152, Murrells Inlet, SC, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed when pilot attempted emergency landing after fuel exhaustion.

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.

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