# Accident 20100625042299A: Cessna 152, St. Charles, MO, June 25, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2010, 18:00 local time
- Place: St. Charles, MO
- Airport: St. Charles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8486° N, 90.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8486&lon=-90.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5461B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5461B-2013-08-20) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 529 total, 500 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100625042299A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 25, 2010 THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER (ALSO A PILOT BUT NOT ACTIVELY FLYING) WERE CONDUCTING PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT ST. CHARLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (3SQ) DURING DAYLIGHT VFR CONDITIONS.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED THAT SHE HAD CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 10 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.  UPON EXECUTING THE LAST TOUCH AND GO, SHE STATED SHE PLACED THE FLAPS FULLY UP, REMOVED THE CARBURETOR HEAT, AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT AFTER ACCELERATING TO VY.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB AS EFFECTIVELY AS BEFORE, AND SHE BELIEVED SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE POWER LINES ON THE ROAD BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.  INSTEAD, SHE ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNDER THE POWER LINES AND STRUCK A POWER LINE POLE WITH THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT 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 CEN10CA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA346), Jun 25, 2010: Cessna 152 (N5461B), St. Charles, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper takeoff procedure that led to a decreased climb rate and subsequent off-airport landing.

## Other reports on N5461B (1)

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

- [Accident 19791124035989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124035989A), Nov 24, 1979: Cessna 152 (N5461B), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Engine was cutting out. Landed in snow-covered rough, field. Found ice crystals in fuel.

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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