- Date
- May 16, 1987, 18:32 local (23:32 UTC)
- Place
- Sargent, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N48735Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 22366
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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.
Analysis
The plt decided to takeoff twd the NE on a pvt road (which he referred to as 'shell rd . . . Beach'). He used 10 deg of flaps & applied full power before releasing the brakes. He stated that after becoming airborne about 2 to 5 ft, the acft 'shifted slightly right and began to settle.' Also, he said the acft 'did not respond to yoke' & continued to settled until it went into a ditch & nosed over. Rprtdly, the wind was variable, but was prevailing from 230 deg at 8 KTS. Plt's med cert was dated 3/12/85.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48735
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280944
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles H.Reynolds
- Registered owner
- Harry L Gardner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg