# Accident 20170926019879A: Cessna 152, Winder, GA, September 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2017, 20:30 local time
- Place: Winder, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9900° N, 83.6769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9900&lon=-83.6769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53393, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53393-2018-03-23) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170926019879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING.  PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO AIRPORT AND CRASHED.

## 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 ERA17LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA336), Sep 27, 2017: Cessna 152 (N53393), Winder, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in undetected water in the fuel system and a total loss of engine power during the initial climb.

## Other reports on N53393 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810526029519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810526029519A), May 26, 1981: Cessna 152 (N53393), Vibbard, MO, Substantial damage. Crashed on emergency landing after engine quit. Fuel exhaustion. Possible fuel stolen at en route landing.

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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