# NTSB FTW82DA321: Cessna 152, N6279M, Iredell, TX, August 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 9, 1982, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Iredell, TX
- Coordinates: 31.979974, -97.869522 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9800&lon=-97.8695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA321
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71157/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA321

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT ORIGINALLY TOOK OFF AT TEMPLE, TX AND PROCEEDED TO MCGREGOR, TX TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. AFTER DEPARTING MCGREGOR TO RETURN TO TEMPLE, HE BECAME LOST. AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS, HE LANDED IN A PASTURE AND RECEIVED DIRECTIONS TO TEMPLE. HE STARTED TO TAKEOFF FROM THE PASTURE, THEN ELECTED TO ABORT. BEFORE STOPPING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6279M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6279M), registered now, S/N 15284650, built 1980 (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
- Serial number: 15284650
- Airframe hours: 470
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: The Plane Thing, Inc.
- Registered owner: The Plane Thing, Inc.
- Departed: MCGREGOR, TX
- Destination: TEMPLE, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

## 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 19820809056939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820809056939A), Aug 9, 1982: Cessna 152, Iredell, TX, Substantial damage. Lost student elected to land in a field to obtain directions. Attempted takeoff was aborted, turned over in a ditch

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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