- Date
- May 6, 1983, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mohave County, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N714VKCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830506018039A
- Case key
- 23703
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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
After flying at an altitude of 300-500 feet for about 45 minutes the pilot intentional landed on a dirt road and inquired about directions to their intended destination. The person the pilot spoke to said she saw the acft become airborne but it was flying rather slowly and it was maneuvering at fence post height. Within another minute or two the acft crashed on the road and came to rest in an inverted attitude. Based on the occupant and cargo weights the acft was between 10 and 60 pounds beyond its max allowable gross weight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714VK
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279465
- Airframe hours
- 1,437
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roy T. George
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 2, 1983 · 5 hours before
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 194 total · 114 in this make and model · 159 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.