# NTSB CHI87LA122: Cessna 152, N49752, Footville, WI, May 5, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 5, 1987, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Footville, WI
- Coordinates: 42.670501, -89.20993 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6705&lon=-89.2099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87LA122
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13761/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA122

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff

## Analysis

PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD TO PRACTICE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AFTER TWO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO TAKEOFF FROM THE SOFT, PLOWED FIELD, THE PILOT TAXIIED ONTO A TWO-LANE ROAD. ON LIFT OFF THE LEFT WING STRUCK A ROAD SIGN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49752](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49752-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 15283503, built 1979 (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
- Serial number: 15283503
- Airframe hours: 2628
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Mst Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 26, 1987, 8 hours before
- Departed: JVL, JANESVILLE, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 12 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: JVL, 8 nm away

## 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 19870505012289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870505012289A), May 5, 1987: Cessna 152, Footville, WI, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit a sign during takeoff from a road. Student had practiced an emergency landing in a soft field.

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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