FTW80DQG22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Dumas, TX · May 26, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1980
Place
Dumas, TX · DUMAS, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N24845Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800526015509A
Case key
131134

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0573  80/5/26  NR.DUMAS,TX           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N24845              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PAMPA,TX                    RETURN                       TUCUMCARI,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT SUFFERED FROM FOOD POISONING DRG FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N24845
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.