- Date
- March 22, 1985, 18:00 local (Mar 23, 1985, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bixby, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N757LVCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850322020589A
- Case key
- 21536
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
In-flight planning/decision - not obtainedCause
Airspeed(vs) - not maintainedCause
Stall
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
A flt school student working on his instructor rating made several low and slow approaches to an open fld. Witnesses saw the acft's nose pitch up slightly then drop. The acft rolled to the right and impacted the terrain in a steep dive. A witness stated the approaches were made downwind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757LV
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279833
- Airframe hours
- 3,728
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- American Air Assoc.
- Registered owner
- James W. Ballen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1985 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- RVS · Tulsa, OK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 307 total · 285 in this make and model · 94 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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