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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Georgetown, SC · February 10, 1998

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Date
February 10, 1998 · 14:05 local
Place
Georgetown, SC
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N25952
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA98LA077
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
73 total65 in this make and model
N25952Registration cancelled Jan 12, 2018 · Cessna 152S/N 15280878 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During takeoff from a paved road after refueling, aircraft struck sign, veered off road and struck pole. Caught fire. (.4)the pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff from an unsuitable area of roadway, following a forced landing after the engine had lost power, due to fuel exhaustion; and his failure to maintain clearance from obstructions, while attempting the takeoff. The obstructions (sign and telephone pole) were related factors. (-23)the above aircraft made a forced landing in a hay field off of walker road, due to fuel starvation. Eight (8) gallons of fuel was obtained from Georgetown (gce) airport and put in the aircraft. privacy data omitted ^ Then tried to take off from the hay field but was unable, due to the short lenght of the field. privacy data omitted ^, With the help pf some local people, taxied the aircraft to columbus road, a distance of 0.6 miles. privacy data omitted ^ Then tried to take off from columbus road striking a road sign with the left wing tip causing the aircraft to veer left, hitting a telephone pole, breaking it off and bringing sown the pole and power lines causing the aircraft fuel ignite. Th e plane caught on fire and privacy data omitted ^ was able to retrieve himself and two bags from the plane before total destruction of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PAVED ROAD AFTER REFUELING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK SIGN, VEERED OFF ROAD AND STRUCK POLE. CAUGHT FIRE. (.4)THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF FROM AN UNSUITABLE AREA OF ROADWAY, FOLLOWING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE HAD LOST POWER, DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION; AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING THE TAKEOFF. THE OBSTRUCTIONS (SIGN AND TELEPHONE POLE) WERE RELATED FACTORS. (-23)THE ABOVE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A HAY FIELD OFF OF WALKER ROAD, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. EIGHT (8) GALLONS OF FUEL WAS OBTAINED FROM GEORGETOWN (GCE) AIRPORT AND PUT IN THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY ^ THEN TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM THE HAY FIELD BUT WAS UNABLE, DUE TO THE SHORT LENGHT OF THE FIELD. ^PRIVACY ^, WITH THE HELP PF SOME LOCAL PEOPLE, TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO COLUMBUS ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 0.6 MILES. ^PRIVACY ^ THEN TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM COLUMBUS ROAD STRIKING A ROAD SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING TIP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT, HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE, BREAKING IT OFF AND BRINGING SOWN THE POLE AND POWER LINES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT FUEL IGNITE. TH E PLANE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND ^PRIVACY ^ WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE HIMSELF AND TWO BAGS FROM THE PLANE BEFORE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA98LA077Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGeorgetown, SCthe pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff from an unsuitable area of roadway, following a forced landing after the engine had lost power, due to fuel exhaustion; and his failure to maintain clearance from obstructions, while attempting the takeoff. The…Feb 10, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N25952 · 1

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

Accident 19781118039209ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Silver Springs, FLAcft obsvd flying low over lake,l/g struck water. Acft flew back tpt.Nov 18, 1978 · Reported as Cessna A150K · Substantial damage