- Date
- September 10, 1982, 19:30 local (Sep 11, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bonners Ferry, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N67323Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820911045349A
- Case key
- 70004
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Analysis
After refueling, the pilot attempted to takeoff from a field. The first takeoff attempt was aborted. During the second takeoff roll the aircraft nose gear struck a ditch, causing the aircraft to nose over.
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.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Nose over
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67323
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281754
- Airframe hours
- 1,733
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Spokane Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Spokane Airways, Inc.
- Departed
- Cranbrook B.C.
- Destination
- GEG · Spokane, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 737 total · 95 in this make and model · 588 as pilot in command · 115 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.