- Date
- July 12, 1988, 18:36 local (23:36 UTC)
- Place
- Slidell, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25999Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880712026389A
- Case key
- 22659
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot landed on the private strip to pick up a passenger. The pilot reported that after takeoff he smelled smoke and almost immediately, the engine started cutting out. The airplane impacted the tops of tall trees, thena fence, and then impacted the ground beneath high voltage lines. During a post-accident inspection, no evidence of fireor smoke damage was found. However, the carburetor heat control was found in the on position and the flaps were found inthe full down position. After a propeller change, the engine was run and the operation was normal. The density altitude at the time of the accident was above 4,000 feet. The airstrip used for departure was a private strip with very high grass throughout the strip. Student pilots are not authorized to carry passengers.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25999
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280906
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Slidell Aviation Services, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Garrett, runway 27, 3,900 × 60 ft, grass/turf
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 64 total · 22 in this make and model · 22 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NEW, 25 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.