- Date
- October 22, 1986, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pembroke, KY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N5083LCessna 152 II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861022049589A
- Case key
- 7263
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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
The acft was observed shortly after departing the owner/operator's private landing strip. Witnesses rprtd hearing a sudden decrease in eng power, then a short time later, they heard the eng 'fire' or restart momentarily, but decrease in power again. The acft was observed in a steep left wing low descent, just before it went out of sight behind trees & crashed. It crashed in a large corn field where it was extensively damaged. The impact sequence left marks for about 100 ft. no reason was found for the rprtd loss of power. The non-certificated passenger was found in the left seat. Rprtdly, he often accompanied the plt on flts, & on occasions, was allowed to control the acft. Toxicology checks of fluids from the plt's stomach & liver showed alcohol lvls of 0.118 mg% (o.118%).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5083L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152 II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284249
- Airframe hours
- 1,616
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Paul White
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 9, 1986 · 4 hours before
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 50 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOP, 13 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.