- Date
- September 2, 1985, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Langley, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N24867Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850902069869A
- Case key
- 40233
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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 engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
On ground/water collision with object
Analysis
An aborted takeoff from a 2600 foot sod runway as done at about 40 feet AGL. The airstrip is surrounded by high trees. The pilot stated that the aircraft was not developing full power. The engine was run up to full power by an a & p mechanic three days after the accident and no reason for the loss of power could be found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24867
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280424
- Airframe hours
- 2,479
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth A. Mcmillen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 21, 1985
- Departed
- WA31 · Langley, WA
- Airport
- WA31 · Whidbey Airpark
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,016 total · 45 in this make and model · 1,184 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.