# NTSB FTW83LA341: Cessna 152, N46909, Whitewright, TX, July 20, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1983, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Whitewright, TX
- Coordinates: 33.509723, -96.390739 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5097&lon=-96.3907&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA341
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20981/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA341

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - roll/run
  - fuselage,seat - failure,partial (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND NOSED OVER AFTER THE SEAT LOCK PIN FAILED AND THE SEAT SLID ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RUDDER PEDALS AND THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE ROAD BEING USED AS A RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N46909 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283139
- Airframe hours: 1340
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kenneth Hunnicutt
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 15, 1983, 30 hours before
- Departed: ADS, DALLAS, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 146 total, 84 in this make and model, 101 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 95 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19830720033899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830720033899A), Jul 20, 1983: Cessna 152, Whitewright, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot reports the seat slid back during the takeoff roll on a road. Lost control. Left the road and nosed over.

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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