19870110000449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Palo Alto, CA · January 10, 1987

Date
January 10, 1987 · 08:30 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46354
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA080
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18 total17 in this make and model18 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.

The aircraft veered off the runway during takeoff roll. The student attempted to close a door that had popped open.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE A DOOR THAT HAD POPPED OPEN.

NTSB investigation

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