- Date
- January 13, 1987, 12:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place
- Columbia, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N757XPCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870113000389A
- Case key
- 7369
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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 student plt was unable to recall anything about the acdt. A plt/a&p observing the t.o. stated that the acft lifted off and climbed to 50-60 ft. when a flock of black birds flew up into the path of the acft. The acft pitchedup, yawed slightly, turned about its vertical axis and dropped into a ditch. Another witness described the final maneuver as about 3/4 turn prior to ground impact. The student plt had a total of 5 hrs. Solo and 46 hrs total.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757XP
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280088
- Airframe hours
- 4,369
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235 SERIES, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Midland Aviation Corp.
- Registered owner
- Midlands Aviation Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 9, 1987 · 9 hours before
- Airport
- CUB · Owens Downtown, runway 31, 4,600 × 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
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 46 total · 35 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAE, 5 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.