- Date
- March 13, 1983, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jasper, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6243MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830313009129A
- Case key
- 6031
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Nose over
Proper assistance - not obtainedCause
Analysis
As the acft was taxiing on rwy 9 for a takeoff on rwy 27 the left main gear dropped off the rwy into soft terrain. The plt attempted to taxi back onto the rwy by turning the nose gear to get a better edge. Nevertheless, both the nose &left gear left the rwy & the acft nosed over onto its back. The arpt was under construction & had not yet been completed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6243M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284644
- Airframe hours
- 485
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Barrantine, Daniel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 25, 1982 · 84 hours before
- Airport
- 12 · Bevill Field, runway 27, 4,000 × ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 143 total · 143 in this make and model · 86 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.