# Accident 19840520017689A: Cessna 152, Lacey Springs, AL, May 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1984, 14:50 local time
- Place: Lacey Springs, AL
- Airport: South Huntsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6696° N, 86.5593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6696&lon=-86.5593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6231B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6231B-1995-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520017689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AND FLIPPED INVERTED DURING ATTEMPTED GO AROUND.

## 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 ATL84LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA178), May 20, 1984: Cessna 152 (N6231B), Lacey Springs, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6231B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930516013889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930516013889A), May 16, 1993: Cessna 152 (N6231B), Grandview, TN, Substantial damage. Cross country low fuel and generator charge. Landed on road. Swerved due traffic. Plug leads loose. Generator inop.

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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