# Accident 20040810017879A: Cessna 152, Abita Springs, LA, August 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2004, 00:30 local time
- Place: Abita Springs, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4528° N, 89.9853° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4528&lon=-89.9853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6326B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6326B-2007-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 394 total, 0 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040810017879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36, NIGHT VFR JUST AFTER HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AT AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 045 AND 1888 FEET FROM RUNWAY END. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVELED THROUGH TREES ANOTHER 199 FEET AT A HEADING OF 097 AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW04LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA211), Aug 10, 2004: Cessna 152 (N6326B), Abita Springs, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance. The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather and dark night conditions are contributing factors.

## Other reports on N6326B (2)

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

- [Incident 19910201010839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910201010839I), Feb 1, 1991: Cessna 152 (N6326B), Slidell, LA, Minor damage. Lost control on go-around with full flaps. Pitched up and stalled. Hit runway tail first.
- [Accident 19800818038809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800818038809A), Aug 18, 1980: Cessna 152 (N6326B), Merced, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control after landing. Airplane went off runway.

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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