Cessna 152 N5526H

Summary

On 6 March 1985 at about 23:10 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5526H was involved in an accident near Kosse, 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.

Date

6 March 1985 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Kosse, Texas, United States

Coordinates

31.2995, -96.6193

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N5526H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Mexia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW85LA139

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING A RETURN FLT FROM MCKINNEY TO COLLEGE STATION, TX, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD NEAR KOSSE, TX. ON THE LANDING ROLL, THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING AGAIN. AFTER STOPPING, THE PLT ELECTED TO 'CHECK IT OUT.' HE ESTIMATED 5 GALS OF FUEL WAS REMAINING IN EACH TANK. HE THEN ADDED 4 GALS MORE TO EACH TANK & OPERATED THE ENG AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS FOR 30 MINS & NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED, SO HE ELECTED TO FLY TO MEXIA. DURING TAKEOFF AT APRX 40 FT AGL, THE ENG LOST POWER AGAIN. THE ACFT THEN STALLED, HIT THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST & NOSED FORWARD. NO REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.