- Date
- November 19, 1989, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Burlington, NC
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N89212Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891119046029A
- Case key
- 8182
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for an unknown reason. The barn was considered to be a related factor.
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 plt & passenger took off on a flt to take photos. Drg the flt, the plt slowed the acft to about 50 KTS to accommodate the passenger's photo process. He then increased power & lowered the nose to gain airspeed. As he accelerated to 75 KTS & began to climb, the eng lost power. Altitude at about that time was about 800' AGL. The plt tried to maneuver around a barn to land in a field; however, the acft hit the barn & crashed in an inverted attitude. A post-acdnt exam of the acft failed to reveal any preimpact mechanical problems. The temp & dew point were rprtd to be 41 & 15 deg. According to carb ice charts, conds were not conducive to carb ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89212
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152282675
- Airframe hours
- 3,443
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Burlington Aviation
- Registered owner
- Teddy J. Wagoner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 19, 1989 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- Burlington, NC
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 70 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.