- Date
- February 14, 1981
- Place
- Bear Creek, NC · BEAR CREEK, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25808Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810214004009A
- Case key
- 127708
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0016 81/2/14 BEAR CREEK,NC CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 116 TIME - 1111 N25808 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MT PLEASANT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC RALEIGH,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- GEAR DOWEL SHEARED.CAP SCREW,LOCK PLATE MISSING.352HRS SINCE OVERHAUL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25808
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mt Pleasant
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.