# NTSB ATL89LA018: Cessna 152, N4713B, Reidsville, NC, October 26, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 26, 1988, 10:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place: Reidsville, NC
- Coordinates: 36.339256, -79.670822 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3393&lon=-79.6708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL89LA018
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7944/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA018

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - aborted
  - aircraft handling - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted
  - terrain condition - ditch
- Nose over, takeoff - aborted

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE NOSE '...WAS WANTING TO COME UP SOONER THAN IT SHOULD' DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLT; HE CHECKED THE ELEVATOR TRIM AND FOUND IT PROPERLY SET. HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE REDUCED THE PWR AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE 'GOT AHEAD' OF HIM AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP, AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT NOTED THAT HIS INSTRUCTOR HAD BRIEFED HIM TO EXPECT INCREASED TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE WITH ONLY ONE PERSON ON BOARD; HOWEVER, HE WAS SUPRISED BY THE INCREASED PERFORMANCE. HE SAID HE HAD APPARENTLY APPLIED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE LEFT BRAKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, AS THE LEFT TIRE HAD LEFT A SKID MARK ON THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4713B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4713B), registered now, S/N 15283593, built 1979 (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: 1528393
- Airframe hours: 3117
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Lend-A-Wing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, October 20, 1988, 5 hours before
- Airport: NC14, Rockingham Co, runway 31, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19881026050099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026050099A), Oct 26, 1988: Cessna 152, Reidsville, NC, Substantial damage. On first solo flight surprised by aircrafts early liftoff. Aborted. Lost control, ran off runway. Overturned in ditch

## Other investigations on N4713B (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD04CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA014), Apr 7, 2004: Cessna 152 (N4713B), Hamilton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. The student pilot becoming lost/disoriented is a contributing factor.

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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