19841028058819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Firebird Lake, AZ · October 28, 1984

Date
October 28, 1984 · 08:15 local
Place
Firebird Lake, AZ
Phase of flight
Sfl Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6470L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA034
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,780 total2,250 in this make and model230 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.

Failed to clear engine adequately during practice engine out landing. Engine quit, landed, hit ditch, nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE ADEQUATELY DURING PRACTICE ENGINE OUT LANDING. ENGINE QUIT, LANDED, HIT DITCH, NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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