- Date
- July 25, 1990, 20:34 local (Jul 26, 1990, 00:34 UTC)
- Place
- Yellowsprings, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4870ACessna C-152A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900725028489A
- Case key
- 36699
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Probable cause
Loss of control when the pilot stalled the airplane after prematurely becoming airborne. Contributing to the accident was a rough field and a hidden obstruction.
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
The pilot was enroute to an airport that was unfamiliar and landed at the wrong airport. The pilot attempted to takeoff from the grass strip and the airplane hit a bump hidden in the tall grass. The airplane became airborne prematurely. The pilot stated he maintained a nose high attitude and as the airplane came close to a treeline the airplane stalled and crashed to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4870A
- Reported as
- Cessna C-152A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1520902
- Airframe hours
- 2,598
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flying Neutrons, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 3, 1989
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 144 total · 62 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N4870A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.