# NTSB FTW86LA125: Cessna 152, N65548, Broken Arrow, OK, July 12, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 12, 1986, 11:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place: Broken Arrow, OK
- Coordinates: 36.159778, -95.989479 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1598&lon=-95.9895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LA125
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22054/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA125

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - preflight planning/preparation - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - all available runway - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vs) - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - descent - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE HIS TAKEOFF FROM THE INTERSECTION OF A CINDER PACKED RUNWAY, ALLOWING ONLY 900 FEET BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY. GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 1,700 LBS.; MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT IS 1,670. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO BE 3.3' AFT OF C.G. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND STALLED, IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65548](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65548-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 15281610, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281610
- Airframe hours: 2400
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: David B. Loewen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 4, 1986, 50 hours before
- Airport: 84F, Cotton Field, runway 18, 2,600 × 50 ft

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 3,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 3,100 as pilot in command, 125 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TUL, 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 19860712032429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860712032429A), Jul 12, 1986: Cessna 152, Broken Arrow, OK, Destroyed. Unable to climb after intersection takeoff. Stalled, impacted ground. Exceeded gross weight and aft CG.

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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