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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Pasco, WA · June 13, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1981
Place
Pasco, WA · PASCO, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6259BCessna 152
Status
Completed · report July 20, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810613032399A
Case key
125526

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1224  81/6/13  NR.PASCO,WA           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N6259B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 53, 708 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            98 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PASCO,WA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT DRNG STALL DEMO,UN RESTART.FILM OF OIL FD ON STARTER COMMUTATOR & BRUSHES.

Aircraft

Registration
N6259B
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.