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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Fort Bragg, NC · December 6, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1980
Place
Fort Bragg, NC · FORT BRAGG, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N24327Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801206071119A
Case key
127913

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3313   80/12/6 NR.FORT BRAGG,NC      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2145                    N24327              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      25, 1653 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMMONS ARMY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FORT BRAGG,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CLIPPED SMALL PINE TREE.

Aircraft

Registration
N24327
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Simmons Army

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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.