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ATL87LA213

1987-07-15 · MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 7G8

Current FAA registration · N4649M

Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1980 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800508
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5AC16

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT'S SEAT SLID BACK DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, FOLLOWING A TOUCH-AND-GO LDG. THE STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. POST-CRASH EXAM OF THE SEAT ASSY BY A MECHANIC REVEALED THAT THE SEAT LATCH ASSY TENSION SPRING HAD BROKEN. THE MECHANIC NOTED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE LATCH PIN OR THE SEAT TRACK THAT IT ENGAGES. THE PIN IS ATTACHED TO A HANDLE OPERATED BY THE PLT. DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF THE HANDLE LOWERS THE PIN INTO ONE OF THE SEAT TRACK HOLES AND SECURES THE SEAT IN PLACE. THE SPRING ACTS TO ASSIST THE DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF THE HANDLE AND PIN. THE CESSNA 152 PLT OPER HANDBOOK STATES THAT THE PLT SHOULD CONFIRM THAT THE SEAT IS LOCKED IN PLACE AFTER RELEASING THE HANDLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA213.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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