- Date
- July 31, 1984, 20:00 local (Aug 1, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bally, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N93397Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840731036439A
- Case key
- 35709
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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 the initial climb at aprx 10 ft AGL the airspeed dropped to 40 KTS and the stall warning horn came on. The plt pushed the nose down to prevent a stall. The right wing dropped and the acft veered off the rwy on touchdown. The acft then contacted a tree and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93397
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285479
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Penna Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 7N8 · Wings Field, PA
- Destination
- Butter Valley, PA
- Airport
- 7N8 · Butter Valley Golf Port
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 362 total · 28 in this make and model · 287 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 73 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.