- Date
- May 17, 1986, 08:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- Tonopah, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N714ULCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860517017989A
- Case key
- 25161
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Analysis
The acft collided with a truck during takeoff ground run from an interstate. The plt indicated the acft had run out of fuel on the x-country flt and he had not refueled at the departure point. He landed on the interstate without incident and sent his pax for fuel. The pax returned with approximately 10 gals of 100 ll. Several truckers stopped the hwy traffic in the eastbound lanes so the plt could takeoff. A truck was parked approximately 600 ft from the start point in the right emergency lane (south side of eastbound lanes.) The plt initiated a solo takeoff from the interstate and the acft accelerated to approximately 40 knots. As the acft passed the truck the right wing tip struck the rear corner of the truck ground looping the acft into the truck's left side. The winds at an airport located 40 miles to the east were reported from the north at 12 knots at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714UL
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152794422
- Airframe hours
- 2,922
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Westwind Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 10, 1986 · 106 hours before
- Destination
- GYR · Phoenix, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- GYR · Phoenix-Goodyear
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 103 total · 84 in this make and model · 72 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRC, 88 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.