# Accident 19831011054119A: Cessna 152, Copeville, TX, October 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Copeville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0796° N, 96.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copeville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0796&lon=-96.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48774 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 128 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831011054119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT, SOFT, WET FIELD AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES AT END OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW84LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA013), Oct 11, 1983: Cessna 152 (N48774), Copeville, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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