# NTSB FTW84LA012: Cessna 152, N67176, Dallas, TX, October 11, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 11, 1983, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Coordinates: 32.879741, -96.708999 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8797&lon=-96.7090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21175/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA012

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight encounter with weather, approach
  - flight into known adverse weather - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - thunderstorm (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - windshear (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, approach
  - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

WHILE STILL SEVERAL MILES FROM ADDISON, TX, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED THE LEADING EDGE OF A THUNDERSTORM. BOTH OCCUPANTS STATED THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR. REPORTEDLY, THE WIND SHEAR WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT FORCED THE ACFT DOWN & IT CONTACTED THE GROUND. A FEW MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE WX AT ADDISON CHANGED FROM 1300 SCATTERED TO 900 FT OBSCURED, VISIBILITY 1 MI. ABOUT 30 MIN LATER, THE WX IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67176](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67176-1989-03-15), registration cancelled 1989-03-15, S/N 15285290 (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: 15285290
- Airframe hours: 721
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Centerline Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner: John B. Hoek
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Departed: F42, MESQUITE, TX
- Destination: ADDISON, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 737 total, 112 in this make and model, 656 as pilot in command, 199 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ADS, 8 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19831011054149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831011054149A), Oct 11, 1983: Cessna 152, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered severe turbulence and wind shear and was forced into ground causing crash.

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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