Cessna 152 N89575
28 August 1983 · Opelousas, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 August 1983 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89575 was involved in an accident near Opelousas, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Opelousas, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- 30.5195, -92.0807
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N89575
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Opelousas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA423
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER ABORTING 3 TKOFS FROM A SHORT GRASS STRIP THE PLT DECIDED THE GRASS WAS TOO LONG. AFT MOWING THE GRASS AND AN ADDITIONAL AREA TO EXTEND THE LENGTH OF THE STRIP THE PLT TOOK OFF ALONE TO SEE IF THE LENGTH WAS SUITABLE FOR TAKOF. THE PLT THEN LNDD AND ATMPTD TKOF WITH A PAX ONBOARD. THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB ABV 50 FT AFT TKOF AND WHILE ATMPTG TO AVOID PWR LINES COLLIDED WITH A TREE. HE ALSO ADDED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE DELAYED HIS DEPARTURE UNTIL THE TEMP DECREASED AND ESTIMATED IT TO BE ABT 90 DEGREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1983 | Cessna 152 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1983 | Cessna 152 | Augusta, Kansas, United States | Goldwing Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Eagle Air, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Daniel Philip King | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1983 | Cessna 152 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Grumman G-164A | Morse, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1983 | Cessna A185F | Loreauville, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31-350 | Belle Chase, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1983 | Aero Commander S2R | Napoleonville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Cessna 180H | Chandeleur Isl., Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |