- Date
- August 2, 1985, 21:35 local (Aug 3, 1985, 02:35 UTC)
- Place
- Katy, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N93980Cessna 152
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850803038959A
- Case key
- 21826
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated he had his destination arpt in sight and then lost sight of it. While attempting to locate the arpt the eng lost pwr. He attempted a emergency landing on an interstate hwy 10 west of houston, TX. After touchdown and during rollout the right wing collided with a sign post. The cause of the loss of eng pwr was not determined. The destination arpt had encountered a complete loss of electrical pwr.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93980
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285579
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brazus Aircraft, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CLL · College Station, TX
- Destination
- IWS · Houston, TX
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 113 total · 62 in this make and model · 79 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.