Cessna 152 accident near Steubenville, Ohio, May 27, 1983
On May 27, 1983 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N757TV, was substantially damaged in an accident near Steubenville, Ohio (Steubenville Pier airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 27, 1983 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Steubenville, Ohio · Steubenville Pier · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N757TV · registry record · serial 1528000
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PLT & AN INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WERE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. ON ABOUT THE 5TH PATTERN, THE CFI MOVED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO THE OFF POSITION TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN TAUGHT TO DO THIS BY HIS INSTRUCTOR. WHEN THE CFI BECAME DISSATISFIED WITH THE STUDENT'S APCH, HE ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE ACFT & ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENG. REPORTEDLY, THE ENG WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY & THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON THE SOD ADJACENT TO THE RWY. THE CFI STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, HE TRIED TO STEER THE ACFT BETWEEN A DITCH & THE WIND SOCK POLE, BUT THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE POLE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 550 in this make and model; 131 in the last 90 days; 500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,180 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 6, 1982; 424 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235 L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 3,300 ft by 35 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:45 pm from HLG, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Other NTSB records under N757TV the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI83LA231.