# NTSB IAD78DLQ28: Cessna 152, N24334, Owensboro, KY, July 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1978
- Place: Owensboro, KY · OWENSBORO, KY
- Location: 37.7572° N, 87.1174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owensboro, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7572&lon=-87.1174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DLQ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLQ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2015  78/7/30    OWENSBORO,KY        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N24334              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWENSBORO-DAVIESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWENSBORO,KY                CARBONDALE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SETTLED AFTER LIFTOFF.T/D L SIDE OF RWY,REPORTEDLY HIT HOLE,NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24334](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24334-1990-10-11), registration cancelled 1990-10-11, S/N 15280221 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owensboro-Daviess

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780730020449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780730020449A), Jul 30, 1978: Cessna 152, Owensboro, KY, Substantial damage. Settled after liftoff.t/d l side of rwy,reportedly hit hole,nosedr.

## Other investigations on N24334 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA148), May 18, 1989: Cessna 152 (N24334), Hinckley, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO CALCULATE PROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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