# Accident 20030420005719A: Cessna 152, Red Owl, SD, April 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2003, 19:20 local time
- Place: Red Owl, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7203° N, 102.6592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7203&lon=-102.6592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93564, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93564-2005-12-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 104 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420005719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SUNDAY APRIL 20, 2003 AT 7:20 P.M. A CESSNA 152 N93564 OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. GLEN MYERS WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT SHARP AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED-SPUN INTO THE GROUND. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MR. MYERS' PRIVATE AIRSTRIP.

## 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 CHI03LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA109), Apr 21, 2003: Cessna 152 (N93564), Red Owl, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during initial climb-out, resulting in the encountered stall.

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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