# Accident 19910914039939A: Cessna 152, Burnt Chimney, VA, September 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Burnt Chimney, VA
- Airport: Burnt Chimney Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0795° N, 79.9010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0795&lon=-79.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24509-1991-12-09) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 73 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910914039939A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF UPHILL ON SHORT GRASS STRIP,UNABLE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN MUSHED INTO TREES. ONE WAY STRIP DUE TO INCLINE

## 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 BFO91LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA083), Sep 14, 1991: Cessna 152U (N24509), Burnt Chimney, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. THE UPHILL RUNWAY AND OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## Other reports on N24509 (1)

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

- [Accident 19811008065809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811008065809A), Oct 8, 1981: Cessna 152 (N24509), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Veered off runway after bounce landing. Remained on grass on roll out. Struck concrete marker.

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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