- Date
- November 9, 1983, 19:00 local (Nov 10, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Leesburg, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6470QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831109060049A
- Case key
- 6385
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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.
Analysis
At about 1,000 ft AGL after takeoff from rwy 17 the eng cowling opened on the left side & began flapping. The CFI took control & returned to the arpt on a downwind for rwy 17. When she saw that the acft was too low to make the field, she turned off the fuel, mixture & carb heat. The acft struck a utility pole with the left wing prior to touchdown. The CFI stated that as FAR as she can remember, 'neither she or the student touched the power although the throttle may have vibrated out a little.' Prior to the flt, a mechanic had loosened the left side of the eng cowling to check a landing light wire plug connection. He closed the cowling but did not fasten it. The student performed a preflight inspection ofthe acft but did not discover the loose fasteners.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6470Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285275
- Airframe hours
- 880
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Janelle Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- Jerry W. Dalton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 13, 1983 · 93 hours before
- Airport
- W09 · Leesburg Municipal, runway 17, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 410 total · 150 in this make and model · 265 as pilot in command · 84 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAD, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.