ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368163
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| Date: | Sunday 20 August 1989 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Ferguson Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N49938 |
| MSN: | 15281405 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pensacola, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF DUE TO REPORTED LOSS OF ENG POWER & ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RWY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH FALLEN TREES, THEN NOSED OVER. THE ENG WAS RUN & OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED & NO CONTAMINANTS WERE FOUND. THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS POSITIONED FULL NOSE DOWN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND ENSURE THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS ADJUSTED PROPERLY FOR TAKEOFF.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA89LA227
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 October 1983 | N49938 | Private | 0 | Milton, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 07:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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