19790430007259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Spur, TX · April 30, 1979

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Date: April 30, 1979 · 16:30 local
Place: Spur, TX
Airport: Spur
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N24230
Reported as: Cessna 152
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N24230Registration cancelled Jul 16, 2019 · Cessna 152S/N 15280162 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot lost directional control on takeoff and hit a tree. Pilot said he hit a whirldwind on takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND HIT A TREE. PILOT SAID HE HIT A WHIRLDWIND ON TAKEOFF.