MIA81DLA05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Gainsville, FL · December 1, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 1, 1980
Place
Gainsville, FL · GAINSVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N67843Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report April 28, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801201071859A
Case key
127873

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3115   80/12/1 NR.GAINSVILLE,FL      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N67843              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROSS CITY,FL              GAINSVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N67843
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N67843 · 1

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