- Date
- January 28, 1984, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Detroit Lakes, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N25469Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840128003539A
- Case key
- 12546
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a snow embankment 15 to 20 ft short of the rwy on final approach. The acft got low and slow on final according to the instructor and he became concerned about a hard landing. As he advanced the throttle the acft hitthe embankment. The visibility was reduced by blowing snow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25469
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280675
- Airframe hours
- 2,439
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bemidji Aviation Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 14, 1983
- Departed
- BJI · Bimidji, MN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- DTL · Detroit Lakes, runway 31, 4,500 × 70 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
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,600 total · 800 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 10 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Altimeter
- 26.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DTL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.