# NTSB MKC85LA212: Cessna 152, N67463, St. Charles, MO, September 8, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 8, 1985, 15:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place: St. Charles, MO
- Coordinates: 38.789371, -90.509956 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7894&lon=-90.5100&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA212
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34031/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA212

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
  - altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff

## Analysis

STUDENT PLT ON FIRST SOLO TAKEOFF EXPERIENCED LEFT YAW AFTER LIFTOFF. WHILE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR THE YAW THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN BESIDE THE RWY, TRAVELED A SHORT DISTANCE, COLLIDED WITH A DIRT BANK AND NOSED OVER. THE PLT SAID THERE WAS A LEFT CROSSWIND AT 5 TO 10 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67463](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67463-2017-02-22), registration cancelled 2017-02-22, S/N 15281849, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281849
- Airframe hours: 2740
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: St. Charles Flying Service
- Registered owner: Douglas Willbrand
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 31, 1985, 40 hours before
- Airport: 3SQ, St. Charles Municipal, runway 27, 3,500 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SUS, 15 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850908043949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850908043949A), Sep 8, 1985: Cessna 152, St Charles, MO, Substantial damage. Yawed left after liftoff. Landed to the side of the runway, struck a dirt bank and nosed over on his first solo.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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