FTW81FA143

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Fort Worth, TX · September 17, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 17, 1981
Place
Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N25282Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810917061719A
Case key
123265

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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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3-2556  81/9/17    FORT WORTH,TX       CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1015                    N25282              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     43, 6220 TOTAL HOURS, 169
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BFR FLT,ACFT WAS PARKED NRLY 3MOS W PARTIALLY FULL TNKS.ATMTD TO TURN & LND ON DEP RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N25282
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mangham

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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