| Date: | Wednesday 29 January 1986 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: | Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Fred Smith Enterprises |
| Registration: | N25277 |
| MSN: | 15280567 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3187 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lexington, NC -
United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Destination airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative: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. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | ATL86FA066 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20010110X00109
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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