# NTSB FTW82DA329: Cessna 152, N67834, Santa Fe, NM, August 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1982, 09:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Coordinates: 35.740634, -105.8609 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7406&lon=-105.8609&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 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA329
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72535/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA329

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - touch-and-go - initiated, pilot in command
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, WHEN POWER WAS ADDED FOR TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 50 KTS, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, IT STRUCK A BUSH AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N67834 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15282045
- Airframe hours: 1238
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Santa Fe Aviation
- Registered owner: Santa Fe Aviation
- Departed: SAF, SANTA FE, NM
- Destination: SAF, SANTA FE, NM
- Airport: SAF, Santa Fe Municipal, runway 2, 8,322 × 100 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 8 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Temperature: 163 °F

## 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 19820815041619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820815041619A), Aug 15, 1982: Cessna 152, Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control and crashed on first supervised solo.

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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