- Date
- July 19, 1987, 20:10 local (Jul 20, 1987, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Graham, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N64935Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870719035549A
- Case key
- 22401
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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 approximate half tanks of fuel which the student pilot reportedly observed on board during his preflight inspection (and which should have been on board at that time) apparently leaked out through the broken fuel line fitting at the carburetor while the aircraft was at rest at the crash site, even though no strong fuel odor was detected by those who examined the aircraft later that night. The satisfactory post accident engine operational check revealed the engine was capable of normal operation. The reason for its alleged failure during the initial climb from the Graham airport was not discovered. After the power loss a forced landing was initiated. During the emergency descent for this landing the aircraft struck a power line which pulled it into the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64935
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281484
- Airframe hours
- 2,429
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- American Air Academy
- Registered owner
- Charles F Kregel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 17, 1987 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- E15 · Graham, TX
- Destination
- DTO · Denton, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- E15 · Graham Municipal
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 30 total · 30 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.