# NTSB CHI81DEP28: Cessna 152, N48990, Pewaukee, WI, June 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1981
- Place: Pewaukee, WI · PEWAUKEE, WI
- Location: 43.0661° N, 88.2445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pewaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0661&lon=-88.2445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1683  81/6/26    PEWAUKEE,WI         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 64
        TIME - 1630                    N48990              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL DRIVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEWAUKEE,WI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY BUMPED THROTTLE WHILE RAISING FLAPS.HIT BRUSH AFTER DEPG RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48990](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48990), registered now, S/N 15281090, built 1977 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capital Drive

## 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 19810626038299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626038299A), Jun 26, 1981: Cessna 152, Pewaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot landed downhill on short runway and aircraft ran off end of runway.

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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