# NTSB DEN84LA063: Cessna 152, N25230, Homestead, MT, January 5, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 5, 1984, 10:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Homestead, MT
- Coordinates: 48.440319, -104.45037 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4403&lon=-104.4504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16319/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA063

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate initial training, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

THE ACFT CRASHED FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 200 FT WHILE MANEUVERING OVER A CREEK. THE ACFT WAS OVERLOADED BY 135 LBS WITH 2 OCCUPANTS AND FULL FUEL. THERE WERE NO FAA RECORDS FOUND ON THE PLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25230](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25230-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 15280544, 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
- Serial number: 15280544
- Airframe hours: 23037
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Donald Engleke
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, September 28, 1983, 477 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; seat: left; flight hours: 123 total, 123 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 30 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19840105000039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840105000039A), Jan 5, 1984: Cessna 152, Homestead, MT, Destroyed. Unlicensed pilot stalled and crashed while executing a steep turn at a unsafe low altitude.

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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