- Date
- April 4, 1983, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Verbena, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N757HTCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830404013069A
- Case key
- 6043
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a wire cable during a simulated emergency landing to an open field off the arpt. The pilot said he was flying locally and saw a field that looked large enough to land in so he reduced power to idle and was making a simulated emergency approach when the propeller and right wing struck a wire. The acft yawed violently to the right. Thepilot regained control and returned to the arpt without further incident. He estimated his alt as 100 ft AGL at the timeof the occurrence. The location of the wire has not been determined. There have been no reports of property damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757HT
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279759
- Airframe hours
- 1,461
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dixie Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- Jack Crawford Leasing Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 3, 1983 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- 08A · Wetumpka, AL
- Airport
- 08A · Wetumpka
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.