# NTSB FTW83LA189: Cessna 152, N666LS, Jefferson, TX, April 17, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 16, 1983, 22:00 local (Apr 17, 1983, 04:00 UTC)
- Place: Jefferson, TX
- Coordinates: 32.760314, -94.340019 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7603&lon=-94.3400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20864/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA189

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

REPORTEDLY, THE PLT LANDED 'LONG & HOT' AT DUSK, THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO STOP ON THE RWY. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSEWHEEL DROPPED INTO A SMALL CULVERT. THE LEFT WING SPAR & FIREWALL WERE DISTORTED BY IMPACT FORCES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N666LS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666LS-1996-03-26), registration cancelled 1996-03-26, S/N 15282217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15282217
- Airframe hours: 910
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: E. W. Brasch
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 7, 1983, 9 hours before
- Departed: ASL, MARSHALL, TX
- Airport: 24F, Cypress River, runway 23, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GGG

## 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 19830416014409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416014409A), Apr 16, 1983: Cessna 152, Jefferson, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft long and hot. Aircraft ran off end of runway and hit a small culvert.

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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