# NTSB ATL82FA184: Cessna 152, N6234L, Charleston, SC, July 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 13, 1982, 07:07 local (11:07 UTC)
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Coordinates: 32.709796, -79.949035 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7098&lon=-79.9490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA184
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70195/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA184

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

PLT MADE STEEP TURN AFTER TAKEOFF & STALLED. ACFT CAME TO REST ON THE ARPT ABOUT 1500 FT FROM THE POINT WHERE THE TAKEOFF RUN WAS INITIATED & ABOUT 200 FT NORTH OF RWY 9. IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE PLT TO BE AIRBORNE BY 0700 IN ORDER FOR HIM TO MAKE HIS FIRST TRAFFIC REPORT AT A SPECIFIED LOCATION BY 0710.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6234L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6234L-1983-01-19), registration cancelled 1983-01-19, S/N 15284380 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284380
- Airframe hours: 995
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Wcsc,Inc.
- Registered owner: Wcsc,Inc.
- Departed: JZI, CHARLESTON, SC
- Destination: JZI, CHARLESTON, SC
- Airport: JZI, Charleston Exec, runway 9, 5,000 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,084 total, 1,986 in this make and model, 1,997 as pilot in command, 115 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 167 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820713028749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713028749A), Jul 13, 1982: Cessna 152, Charleston, SC, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed seconds after takeoff. Investigation indicates stall-spin accident. No witnesses to accident.

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.

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