- Date
- December 1, 1983, 16:45 local (Dec 2, 1983, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fairfield, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N48886Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831201073489A
- Case key
- 24107
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After taking off & while climbing thru about 100 to 300 ft, the eng lost power. During a forced landing, the acft impacted a fence & a berm, and went over railroad tracks, then came to rest inverted in a ditch. An exam of the acft revealed corrosion in the fuel strainer. About 1 1/2 cups of water was drained from the right fuel tank line & about 1/8 cup of water was drained from the left fuel tank line. This was the 1st flt since the eng had been rebuilt & installed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48886
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281029
- Airframe hours
- 1,747
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kari Emerson & Paula Salsman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 20, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Airport
- 8Q0 · Travis Aero Club, runway 22, 2,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificates
- Private, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 715 total · 260 in this make and model · 610 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N48886 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.