Accident Cessna 152 N6279M, Monday 9 August 1982

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Date:	Monday 9 August 1982
Time:	17:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 152
Owner/operator:	The Plane Thing, Inc.
Registration:	N6279M
MSN:	15284650
Year of manufacture:	1980
Total airframe hrs:	470 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-235-L2C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Iredell, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Mcgregor, TX
Destination airport:	Temple, TX
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE STUDENT PILOT ORIGINALLY TOOK OFF AT TEMPLE, TX AND PROCEEDED TO MCGREGOR, TX TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. AFTER DEPARTING MCGREGOR TO RETURN TO TEMPLE, HE BECAME LOST. AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS, HE LANDED IN A PASTURE AND RECEIVED DIRECTIONS TO TEMPLE. HE STARTED TO TAKEOFF FROM THE PASTURE, THEN ELECTED TO ABORT. BEFORE STOPPING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

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