- Date
- January 29, 1986, 23:30 local (Jan 30, 1986, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lexington, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Other
- Aircraft
- N25277Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860129001739A
- Case key
- 6923
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt/mechanic had completed a top overhaul on the acft eng and was believed to have been conducting a night maintenance flight when the accident occurred. The acft impacted the ground in a near vertical attitude in a wooded areaaprx one mile from the departure end of rwy 26. Post accident examination failed to disclose any acft/eng failure or malfunction. The plt was a recently certificated pvt plt with a total flight time of 72 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25277
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280567
- Airframe hours
- 3,187
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 118 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fred Smith Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 16, 1985 · 93 hours before
- Airport
- EXX · Lexington, runway 26, 3,300 × 50 ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 72 total · 48 in this make and model · 41 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- INT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.