- Date
- January 7, 1981
- Place
- Mcgregor, TX · MCGREGOR, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N89872Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810107000119A
- Case key
- 127236
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0111 81/1/7 MCGREGOR,TX CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 8 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N89872 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGREGOR MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCGREGOR,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- STUDENT INSTRUCTED TO MAKE TOUCH & GO LANDINGS ON FIRST SOLO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89872
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcgregor Muni
N89872Registration cancelled Feb 12, 2026 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N89872 · 1
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