- Date
- February 18, 1980
- Place
- Vale, NC · VALE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N25488Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800218003379A
- Case key
- 132179
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0026 80/2/18 VALE,NC CESSNA 152 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 183 TIME - 1810 N25488 PX- 1 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HART DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HICKORY,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- PULLED UP SHARPLY FM LOW ALT,ROLL NRLY INVERTED,FELL OFF WING,CRASHED.FLAPS DWN 15DEG,CARB HEAT ON
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25488
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hart
FAA reports on this event · 1
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