- Date
- July 1, 1983, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6386QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830701028159A
- Case key
- 20963
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During flt, the eng began to lose power & the plt was unable to maintain altitude. He tried various things to restore power which included changing positions of the magneto switch. Subsequently, the acft was ditched in a lake. The magneto switch was found positioned the the left position, but no other discrepancies were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6386Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152-8524
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stinson Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 30, 1983
- Departed
- SSF · San Antonio, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 54 total · 54 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAT, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.