- Date
- August 28, 1983, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Opelousas, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N89575Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830828044589A
- Case key
- 21048
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After aborting 3 tkofs from a short grass strip the plt decided the grass was too long. Aft mowing the grass and an additional area to extend the length of the strip the plt took off alone to see if the length was suitable for takof. The plt then lndd and atmptd tkof with a pax onboard. The plt stated that he was unable to climb abv 50 ft aft tkof and while atmptg to avoid pwr lines collided with a tree. He also added that he should have delayed his departure until the temp decreased and estimated it to be abt 90 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89575
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282792
- Airframe hours
- 654
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ramp-1 Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 1983
- Departed
- Opelousas, LA
- Airport
- Unknown
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 139 total · 65 in this make and model · 99 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 81 °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.