- Date
- August 25, 1988, 11:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Cascade Locks, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N94649Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880825035309A
- Case key
- 40874
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot reported that during cruise while on a solo cross country training flight the engine began to surge. He called ATC and was directed to the nearest available airport. The student pilot landed long and fast and departed theend of the runway. After going down an embankment the nosewheel dug into soft terrain and the aircraft became inverted. Post accident examination of the engine revealed spark plugs that exhibited signs of a very lean mixture. No other malfunctions or failures were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94649
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285750
- Airframe hours
- 2,515
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aurora Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Stan Hodgin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 18, 1988 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 3S2 · Aurora, OR
- Destination
- YAK · Yakima, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CZK · Stevenson State, runway 6, 1,800 × 30 ft, asphalt
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 50 total · 50 in this make and model · 12 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.