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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Liberty, MO · September 12, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1981
Place
Liberty, MO · LIBERTY, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N48920Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810912058639A
Case key
123211

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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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3-2249  81/9/12  NR.LIBERTY,MO         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2045                    N48920              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     25, 3910 TOTAL HOURS, 220
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROOSTERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LIBERTY,MO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- RCVRG ACFT FM 1000FT FLD AFT FORCED LNDG DRG PREV FLT.GRASS 6 TO 12 INCHES TALL.

Aircraft

Registration
N48920
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Roosterville

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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