# NTSB CHI84LA247: Cessna 152, N751AA, Little Falls, MN, June 18, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 18, 1984, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Little Falls, MN
- Coordinates: 45.970737, -94.360305 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9707&lon=-94.3603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA247
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12659/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA247

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, takeoff - roll/run
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command
- Nose over, takeoff
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

PREVIOUSLY, THE ACFT HAD BEEN LANDED IN A 1000 FT FLD WHEN THE ENG QUIT DURING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY WHILE ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT DECIDED TO LEAVE THE STUDENT THERE & FLY THE ACFT BACK TO THE ARPT. HE WALKED DOWN THE FIELD & MADE AN 'X' IN THE DAMP 6 INCH TALL GRASS WHERE HE WOULD ABORT THE TAKEOFF, IF NECESSARY. HE INITIATED A TAKEOFF, BUT WAS NOT AIRBORNE BY THE TIME HE REACHED THE 'X', SO HE ABORTED. WHEN THE ACFT GOT CLOSE TO A FENCE AT THE END OF THE FIELD, THE PLT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME, SO HE TURNED LEFT INTO AN AREA OF 12 INCH GRASS. AT THAT TIME, THE ACFT BEGAN SLIDING. THE RIGHT GEAR HIT A FURROW & THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND, THEN THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N751AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N751AA-1984-11-14), registration cancelled 1984-11-14, S/N 15279588 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15279588
- Airframe hours: 3490
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Abjj Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,606 total, 370 in this make and model, 1,381 as pilot in command, 206 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19840618025569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618025569A), Jun 18, 1984: Cessna 152, Little Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Engine quit during a practice engine out. Nosed over after aborting an attempt to depart the rough field solo.

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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