- Date
- November 6, 1982, 16:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- 1nm N. Or Mcgre, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N65539Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821106062989A
- Case key
- 69629
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
Upon discovering his intended point of landing was closed, the pilot chose to land the aircraft on a nearby road. During his final approach the pilot saw a power line and dove under it landing short. The aircraft collided with road signs during the landing roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65539
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281604
- Airframe hours
- 1,030
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lance Scott Weaver
- Registered owner
- Lloyds Carpet & Furn Clean Inc
- Departed
- RAP · Rapid City, SD
- Destination
- 41V · Bayard, NE
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 218 total · 171 in this make and model · 173 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
- 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.