# Accident 20050610017159A: Cessna 152, Marietta, OK, June 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2005, 22:00 local time
- Place: Marietta, OK
- Airport: Mcgehee Catfish Restaurant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8928° N, 97.1689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8928&lon=-97.1689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47962, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47962-2008-06-13) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610017159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 10, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 HOURS, A CESSNA 152, N47962, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM MCGEHEE CATFISH RESTAURANT (T40). THE AIRPORT IS SW OF THE CITY OF MARIETTA, OK, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF I-35. THE AIRPORT IS WITHIN SEEING DISTANCE OF THE RED RIVER. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF FROM T40 TO THE NORTH. THE OPERATOR HAD ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD, HIS WIFE. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE. JUST NORTH OF THE ROAD THAT RUNS ACROSS THE AIRFIELD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE GRASS RUNWAY HITTING THE NEXT RUNWAY LIGHT AS WELL. AT THIS TIME THE LEFT WING STARTED CATCHING THE BRUSH ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY IT CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY YOU COULD SEE THE TIRE TRACKS IN THE GRASS, THE PROPELLER CUT THE TOP OUT OF A SMALL TREE, THEN IT WENT DOWN THE EMBANKMENT STRIKING A LARGER TREE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BOUNCED OFF OF THE LARGER TREES AND SPUN AROUND SO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS POINTED UP TO THE EMBANKMENT. AS IT CAME TO A REST THE TAIL BENT AT A 70 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT CENTER LINE.

## 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 DFW05CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA154), Jun 11, 2005: Cessna 152 (N47962), Marietta, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while executing a soft field take off. A factor was the prevailing dark night conditions.

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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