- Date
- June 13, 1988, 18:00 local (Jun 14, 1988, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N49792Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880613021459A
- Case key
- 26034
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While flying the third supervised solo, during the first landing, the pilot lost control of the airplane which veered off the runway. The airplane came to rest inverted. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49792
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283517
- Airframe hours
- 1,580
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Scottsdale Aero Mech Club
- Registered owner
- Deer Valley Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 27, 1988 · 36 hours before
- Airport
- SDL · Scottsdale, runway 21, 8,215 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 36 total · 36 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDL
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 N49792 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.