# NTSB FTW81FA143: Cessna 152, N25282, Fort Worth, TX, September 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1981
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA143

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25282-2009-07-16), registration cancelled 2009-07-16, S/N 15280570, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mangham

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810917061719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917061719A), Sep 17, 1981: Cessna 152, Ft Worth, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit on takeoff. Stalled trying to turn back to runway. Fuel tanks were half full of water. Leaky fuel cap.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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