# NTSB ATL84LA049: Cessna 152, N49440, Huntington, WV, November 26, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 26, 1983, 15:55 local (20:55 UTC)
- Place: Huntington, WV
- Location: 38.3685° N, 82.5604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-STATE/MILTON J FERGUSON FLD (HTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3685&lon=-82.5604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6390/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA049

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing

## Analysis

ACFT BALLOONED DURING THE LANDING PORTION OF A TOUCH-&-GO. THE STUDENT ADDED POWER & THE ACFT STALLED IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE ACFT DROPPED TO THE RWY FROM ABOUT 10 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49440](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49440-2011-08-22), registration cancelled 2011-08-22, S/N 15281269, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281269
- Airframe hours: 1758
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Tri State Executive Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, September 23, 1983, 61 hours before
- Airport: HTS, Tri-State, runway 30, 6,509 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 9 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 30,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: HTS

## 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 19831126058859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831126058859A), Nov 26, 1983: Cessna 152, Huntington, WV, Substantial damage. Solo student ballooned then touched down. Applied power and took off with nose high attitude. Stalled into ground.

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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