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CHI81DEC08

1981-01-03 · SALEM, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N24764

Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1977 · 4 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19771006
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A24D47

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
CESSNA 152A · N24764
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Airport
SALEM
Kind of flying
A3

Weather at impact

Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Wind
300° / 10 kt
Temp
31° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000015280362
Total time
450 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
50
Age
28

Cause factors

  • 64/C/79 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 0039. Source file NTSB_1981_3_0039.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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