- Date
- February 11, 1982, 11:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N757YECessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820211004709A
- Case key
- 70215
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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 takeoff from a touch and go landing, the engine lost power at about 300 ft AGL. The student pilot was unable to restart the engine. The aircraft was damaged during a forced landing off of the runway. No pre-impact engine malfunctions or failures were found. The pilot stated that he had used carburetor heat for the landing and removed it for the takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757YE
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280103
- Airframe hours
- 1,089
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Golden Eagle Air Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Golden Eagle Air Service Inc.
- Departed
- Chesterfield, MO
- Destination
- Chesterfield, MO
- Airport
- Spirit Of St. Louis, runway 7, 6,000 × 150 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
- 21
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 20 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N757YE · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.