- Date
- June 8, 1984, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Damascus, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25377Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840608043999A
- Case key
- 35407
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Planning/decision - improperCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustion
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
Aborted landing - initiated
Aborted landing - not performed
Nose over
Terrain condition - rough/uneven
Analysis
During cruise a loss of pwr was experienced and a forced landing initiated. At about 300 ft AGL the engine briefly restarted. The forced landing was aborted and the CFI initiated a climb back toward the arpt. Shortly thereafter the engine stopped again. The emergency descent was resumed and a forced landing made during which the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25377
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280624
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gibson Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 1, 1984 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- GAI · Gaithersburg, MD
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 330 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.