- Date
- June 27, 1988, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Tahoe, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23TWCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880627035289A
- Case key
- 26046
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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
During the initial climb the pilot was unable to sustain a positive climb rate. The acft collided with a tree at the end of the runway and, subsequently, the ground. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions. The density altitude was about 10000 feet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23TW
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283297
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Mr. Aircraft
- Registered owner
- Fischel, Robert F
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 16, 1988 · 25 hours before
- Destination
- 061 · Cameron Park, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Van Vleck, runway 34, 3,500 × 30 ft, gravel
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
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,900 total · 250 in this make and model · 2,600 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.