- Date
- November 29, 1986, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ellicott, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N757TNCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861129063839A
- Case key
- 17153
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the initial climb phase of takeoff the plt encountered a wind shear with strong gusty tail winds. The acft entered an uncontrolled descent from 25 feet AGL, struck a wire fence off the end of the rwy and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757TN
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279993
- Airframe hours
- 5,212
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ellicott Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1986 · 85 hours before
- Departed
- CO50 · Ellicott, CO
- Airport
- C050 · Ellicott, runway 35, 5,000 × 40 ft, gravel
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 153 total · 34 in this make and model · 101 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COS, 14 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.
Other investigations on N757TN · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.