# NTSB CHI81DEC01: Cessna 152, N24251, Flushing, MI, October 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1980
- Place: Flushing, MI · FLUSHING, MI
- Location: 43.0628° N, 83.8426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0628&lon=-83.8426&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3075  80/10/16 NR.FLUSHING,MI        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N24251              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLUSHING DALTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FLUSHING,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- APPROX 33LBS OVR MAX USEFUL LOAD AT TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24251](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24251-1990-07-10), registration cancelled 1990-07-10, S/N 15280174 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flushing Dalton

## 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 19801016056979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801016056979A), Oct 16, 1980: Cessna 152, Flushing, MI, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on short grass strip with water holes, over gross. Waited too long to abort. Went into ditch.

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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