- Date
- April 14, 1984, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clewiston, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4858MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840414018219A
- Case key
- 31121
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Analysis
The instructor plt (CFI) stated that due to bad wx to the north, they elected to takeoff toward the south on rwy 14. He stated the wind was from 230 deg. The student started the takeoff with a slight x-wind. Shortly after lift-off, the CFI took the controls & elected to abort the takeoff due to an increase in ground speed & a deterioration of climb performance. There were obstacles to clear near the departure end of the rwy. The acft overran the rwy & came to rest upside down in a canal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4858M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284487
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- L.T. Aero
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- TMB · Miami, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- X53 · Clewiston Municipal, runway 14, 3,000 × 60 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
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 375 total · 25 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 47 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.