- Date
- February 12, 1988, 13:22 local (19:22 UTC)
- Place
- Tulsa, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N669STCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880212003459A
- Case key
- 22613
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilots experienced a sudden total and complete loss of engine power during climbout after takeoff. Suitable terrain for a safe landing was not available and the aircraft was damaged during landing on a golf course. Examinations of the aircraft and engine failed to show the cause of the engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N669ST
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280801
- Airframe hours
- 724
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alpha Aviation Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 16, 1987 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- TUL
- Destination
- 2F6 · Skyatook, OK
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 371 total · 330 in this make and model · 275 as pilot in command · 186 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 2 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.
Other investigations on N669ST · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.