- Date
- May 11, 1981
- Place
- N Little Rock, AR · N LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N757AUCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126322
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0968 81/5/11 N LITTLE ROCK,AR CESSNA 152 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2100 N757AU PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 22, 992 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 340 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - N LITTLE ROCK MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION N LITTLE ROCK,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- IP MOVED MIX CTL TO IDLE CUT-OFF TO PRACTICE EMERG PROC,APRX 350FT AGL,NGT.UN START ENG BFR CRASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757AU
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- N Little Rock Mun
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