- Date
- September 22, 1984, 08:10 local (13:10 UTC)
- Place
- Ponder, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N67833Cessna 152
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840922050529A
- Case key
- 21475
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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.
In flight encounter with weather
Preflight planning/preparation - improperFactor
TotalFactor
Preflight briefing service - not obtainedFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - initiatedCause
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Weather condition - fogFactor
On ground/water collision with object
Precautionary landing - performed
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Object - fenceFactor
Analysis
Plt acknowledged initiation of flight into low ceiling and visibility conditions with no wx briefing. Shortly after takeoff, conditions deteriorated even more and acft entered thick fog. Breaking out momentarily, plt elected a precautionary lndg on a road. Right wing struck a fence post on touchdown and acft swerved right, colliding with the fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67833
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282044
- Airframe hours
- 2,030
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas B. Blanton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1983 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- Forestburg, TX
- Destination
- F04 · Saginaw, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 66 total · 66 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.