# Accident 19960523011489A: Cessna 152, Bridgeport, TX, May 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1996, 16:50 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, TX
- Airport: Bridgeport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2007° N, 97.7499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2007&lon=-97.7499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52MA-2003-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960523011489A

## Narrative

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

NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF ROLL. FAILED TO ABORT. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT. (-23) ON 05/23/96, AT 1650 CDT, A CESSNA 152, N52MA, REGISTERED TO BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER, INC., ROUTE 2, BOX 189A, BRIDGEPORT, TEXAS 76426, CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE BRIDGEPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, RWY 17, AND IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET BEYOND END OF RUNWAY. DURING INTERVIEW, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT STATED HE EXPERIENCED LOW ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND COULD NOT CLEAR THE TREES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BRIDGEPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON 05/23/96.

## 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 FTW96LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA225), May 23, 1996: Cessna 152 (N52MA), Bridgeport, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight by failing to ensure the mixture control was properly set before takeoff, and his failure to abort the takeoff (while there was sufficient runway remaining).

## Other reports on N52MA (2)

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

- [Incident 19900709040049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709040049I), Jul 9, 1990: Cessna 152 (N52MA), Crowley, TX. Fuel exhaustion on a local training flight. Forced landing in a field.
- [Accident 19870725044939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870725044939A), Jul 25, 1987: Cessna 152 (N52MA), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway. Gusty crosswinds exceeded the demonstrated capability of aircraft.

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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