Cessna 152 accident near Iredell, Texas, August 9, 1982
On August 9, 1982 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N6279M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Iredell, Texas. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 9, 1982 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Iredell, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N6279M · registry record · serial 15284650
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 30 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 5 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 470 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 67 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: The Plane Thing, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: Mcgregor TX at 2:45 pm
- Destination: Temple TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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 FTW82DA321.