# NTSB SEA82DA160: Cessna 152, N67323, Bonners Ferry, ID, September 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 10, 1982, 19:30 local (Sep 11, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place: Bonners Ferry, ID
- Coordinates: 48.750209, -116.509719 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7502&lon=-116.5097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70004/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA160

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## 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.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67323](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67323-1985-05-09), registration cancelled 1985-05-09, S/N 152-81754 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281754
- Airframe hours: 1733
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820911045349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820911045349A), Sep 11, 1982: Cessna 152, Bonners Ferry, ID, Substantial damage. Crashed after aborting takeoff from wheat field. Aircraft had landed in field due to fuel exhaustion.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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