# Accident 19920816031399A: Cessna 152, Houghton Lake, MI, August 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1992, 14:05 local time
- Place: Houghton Lake, MI
- Airport: Roscommon County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3100° N, 84.7599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3100&lon=-84.7599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68741, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68741-1995-10-10) (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: 7,475 total, 1,543 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031399A

## Narrative

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

DEMONSTRATING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF MADE PREMATURE LIFT OFF. ABORTED DUE UNABLE TO CLIMB. SETTLED OFF END. NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI92LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA247), Aug 16, 1992: Cessna 152 (N68741), Houghton Lake, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PREMATURE LIFT-OFF.

## Other reports on N68741 (1)

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

- [Accident 19851029072829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851029072829A), Oct 29, 1985: Cessna 152 (N68741), Greenville, MI, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on a aerial survey flight overturned landing in a field.

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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