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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Liberty, MO · September 12, 1981

Date
September 12, 1981 · 20:45 local
Place
Liberty, MO
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48920
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FCG56
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,910 total220 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to takeoff from a farm field at night. Struck a fence and rolled into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO TAKEOFF FROM A FARM FIELD AT NIGHT. STRUCK A FENCE AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.