SEA85LA004

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Aberdeen, ID · October 7, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
October 7, 1984, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
Place
Aberdeen, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N48757Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841007073229A
Case key
40075

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterTakeoff - roll/run
Weather condition - crosswind
Compensation for wind conditions - improperPilot in commandCause
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in command
Aborted takeoff - performedPilot in command
On ground/water collision with objectTakeoff - roll/run
Object - fence
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterTakeoff - roll/run
Terrain condition - soft
Nose overTakeoff - roll/run

Analysis

According to the solo student plt, while accelerating through 40 KTS during takeoff the acft began to drift to the left. The acft departed the rwy, rolled through two fences and nosed over in the soft ground.

Aircraft

Registration
N48757
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15280956
Airframe hours
1,783
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Craig Briggs
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · September 15, 1984 · 53 hours before
Departed
PIH · Pocatello, ID
Destination
U36 · Aberdeen, ID

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
29
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Unknown
Seat
Left
Flight hours
49 total · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
290° at 7 knots
Visibility
40 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
72 °F, dew point 34 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
PIH, 13 nm away

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 N48757 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.