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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Pell, AL · July 21, 2026

Date
July 21, 2026 · 10:38 local
Place
Pell, AL
Airport
St. Clair County
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N103UC
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,991 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft experience a total engine failure on climbout. Pilot attempted to restart without success which resulted in a forced landing approximatly 3 miles from airport.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART WITHOUT SUCCESS WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATLY 3 MILES FROM AIRPORT.