- Date
- June 18, 1984, 10:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- South Webster, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6273MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840618027809A
- Case key
- 12656
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt selected a farm field with obstructions at each end to practice short field takeoffs and landings. He had previously walked the field to check for obstacles and to get the owners permission. He said that during his approach toland everything seemed fine until a gust of tail wind kept the acft floating until it was too late to safely make a go- around. He added power to try and clear a power line but the acft hit the wires and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6273M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284648
- Airframe hours
- 1,279
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Samuel R. Salem
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 1, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- GAS · Gallipolis, OH
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 151 total · 49 in this make and model · 96 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.