- Date
- August 14, 1982, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Prestonburg, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1410QCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820814038049A
- Case key
- 72309
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Immediately after takeoff from rwy 13 the CFI saw another acft on final to rwy 31 & entered a steep left climbing turn up a small valley east of the arpt. The CFI was unable to out-climb the rising terrain. The CFI stated he took this evasive action to avoid a collision. He was broadcasting his intentions on UNICOM at all times. The other acft's radio was inoperative. The plt of the other acft observed the acft taking off & felt there was adequate clearance in the valley leading to rwy 31 for the acft to pass & there was no collision danger. The arpt is located in mountainous terrain & it was a normal procedure to use rwy 13 for takeoffs & rwy 31 for landings due to high terrain near the approach end of rwy 13.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1410Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072710
- Airframe hours
- 4,937
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Jooh Cole
- Registered owner
- Jooh Cole
- Departed
- Prestonburg, KY
- Destination
- Prestonburg, KY
- Airport
- Combs, runway 13, 3,200 × 0 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 245 total · 85 in this make and model · 113 as pilot in command · 118 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1410Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.