- Date
- August 7, 1985, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lexington, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N48005Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850807037109A
- Case key
- 6849
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Student pilot was on solo flight. He stated that another acft called on final as he was on runway for takeoff . Unsure of action to take since taxiway behind him was blocked, he rushed takeoff. A soft field takeoff was attempted. Nose was raised, tail dragged runway, student lost directional control and acft veered off runway to left. Witnesses reported 5-7KT left crosswind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48005
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283266
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fred Smith Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Airport
- EXX · Lexington, runway 26, 3,300 × 65 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 40 total · 40 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F
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 N48005 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.