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| Date: | Sunday 12 June 1983 |
| Time: | 10:11 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Clear Lake Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N6450B |
| MSN: | 15283935 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1698 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | League City, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER RETURNING FROM A SOLO X-COUNTRY, THE STUDENT PLT WAS LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER FLARING TO LAND, A GUST OF WIND 'DEFLECTED' THE PLANE. THE STUDENT DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING & APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO AVOID TOUCHING DOWN IN A RIGHT CRAB. THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR & WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY & THRU AN ADJACENT FENCE. THE STUDENT THEN CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO LAND; HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING HIT A SMALL TREE & THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED & NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS FROM THE SE AT 10 GUSTING 12 KTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA272
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 2019 | N6450B | Purdue Aviation Llc | 0 | Lafayette-Purdue University Airport, IN (LAF/KLAF) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 06:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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