- Date
- May 20, 1981
- Place
- La Porte, TX · LA PORTE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7382LCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810520027249A
- Case key
- 126180
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0784 81/5/20 LA PORTE,TX CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1940 N7382L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 37, 1837 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 109 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PORTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA PORTE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- DRG LNDG FLARE,PLT SWAT AT INSECT IN COCKPIT,TCHDWN IN SOD BESIDE RWY.DITCH NR RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7382L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Porte
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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.