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Cessna 152 N68422

2 February 1985 · Corsicana, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 February 1985 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N68422, operated by Tarrant Aero Assoc., was involved in an accident near Corsicana, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Corsicana, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Corsicana (CRS)
Coordinates
32.0798, -96.4591
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N68422
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Tarrant Aero Assoc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Arlington → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW85LA113

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 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

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A X-COUNTRY FLT WITH INTERMEDIATE STOPS AT CORSICANA & TERRELL, TX. AT CORSICANA, HE INITIATED A TOUCH & GO LANDING ON A PARTIALLY ICE COVERED RWY. AFTER HE APPLIED POWER TO TAKEOFF, THE ACFT BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE LEFT WHEEL CAUGHT A SNOWBANK WHICH PULLED HIM TO THE LEFT & THAT HE HAD FAILED TO USE ENOUGH RUDDER TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. AFTER DEPARTING THE RWY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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