- Date
- November 5, 1988, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Winnsboro, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N69008Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881105070139A
- Case key
- 22811
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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 student plt checked the wx for his solo x/c and was advised of strong winds and moderate turbulence. The supervising flight instructor was aware of the wx report and allowed the student to depart, although all later x/c flights were cancelled due to the forecast winds and turbulence. While on the second leg, the student encountered what he called severe turbulence, and diverted to the closest arpt for landing. According to his drawn account of the accident, he applied full power just before crossing the end of the runway, touched down, rolled for a short distance then lifted off in a right climbing turn. The airplane climbed over one line of trees but impacted a second group of trees and the terrain. Runway 35 was used, and a witness said the winds were from 330 degrees at 20 knots, gusting to 30 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69008
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282428
- Airframe hours
- 4,091
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Southeastern University
- Registered owner
- Southeastern University
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 4, 1988 · 68 hours before
- Departed
- TYR · Tyler, TX
- Destination
- PRX · Paris, TX
- Airport
- F51 · Municipal, runway 35, 3,220 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 53 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.