- Date
- September 16, 1984, 18:30 local (Sep 17, 1984, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Skwentna, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N94505Cessna 152 II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840916051439A
- Case key
- 4375
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
FBO had been experiencing difficulties with spark plugs and magnetos in this acft. The plt had flown this acft before with recurrent rough running and diminished power symptoms. Eng began to run rough on this flt and plt landed on a sand bar (marked for acft use) to check ignition leads and fuel for contamination. On takeoff, total power loss was experienced as the acft reached about 2O ft AGL. Plt ditched the acft in the river. Investigation revealed the magneto bearings were seized. Service bulletin recommending replacement of bearings had not been complied with.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94505
- Reported as
- Cessna 152 II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285696
- Airframe hours
- 1,401
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alaska Aviation School
- Registered owner
- Hilary A. Whitehead
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Kahiltna River, AK
- Destination
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 85 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.