- Date
- August 20, 1989, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pensacola, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N49938Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890820033759A
- Case key
- 32484
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and ensure that the elevator trim tab was adjusted properly for takeoff.
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
The plt aborted the takeoff due to reported loss of eng power & attempted to land on the remaining rwy. The aircraft travelled off the departure end of the runway and collided with fallen trees, then nosed over. The eng was run & operated normally. The fuel system was inspected & no contaminants were found. The elevator trim tab was positioned full nose down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49938
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281405
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ferguson Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Airport
- 82J · Ferguson, runway 18, 3,630 × 200 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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 475 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- PNS
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 N49938 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.