# Accident 20080111014379A: Cessna 152, Glades County, FL, January 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Glades County, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7789° N, 81.4322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7789&lon=-81.4322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48251, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48251-2013-04-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 127 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080111014379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTH OF LA BELLE AIRPORT (X14), GLADES COUNTY FLORIDA. THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAKE OFF FROM THE FIELD AND DURING TAKEOFF THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE SIDE OF HOLLOW IN THE FIELD. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND COME TO REST ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE WINGS AND ENGINE COWLING.

## 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 NYC08CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA080), Jan 11, 2008: Cessna C-152 (N48251), Labelle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from an inadequate field after a forced landing.

## Other reports on N48251 (2)

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

- [Accident 19850630031909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850630031909A), Jun 30, 1985: Cessna 152 (N48251), Hartford, CT, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing until propeller struck runway. Nose tire blew. Aircraft departed runway and flipped over.
- [Incident 19850611031989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850611031989I), Jun 11, 1985: Cessna 152 (N48251), Hartford, CT. Pilot smelled something burning during runup. Shut down engine. Contactor in starter malfunctioned..

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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