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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Ypsilanti, MI · January 2, 1982

Date
January 2, 1982 · 13:22 local
Place
Ypsilanti, MI
Airport
Willow Run
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68812
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FEC08
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
74 total74 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Student pilot lost directional control on takeoff roll. Struck a snowbank. Impact severed the nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. STRUCK A SNOWBANK. IMPACT SEVERED THE NOSE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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