Cessna 152 N68320
17 April 1983 · Cotulla, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 1983 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N68320, operated by Alpha Tango Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Cotulla, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cotulla, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cotulla Municipal (COT)
- Coordinates
- 28.4308, -99.2308
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N68320
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alpha Tango Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Antonio → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA208
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
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON LANDING THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN AND ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE ACFT AND CAUSED IT TO COME DOWN ON ITS NOSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Daniel Philip King | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 31 Aug 1983 | Grumman G-164B | East Bernard, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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