Cessna 152 accident near Cooper, Texas, October 27, 1984
On October 27, 1984 at about 10:15 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N25511, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cooper, Texas. It was a personal 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
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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
- October 27, 1984 · about 10:15 pm local time
- Place
- Cooper, Texas · 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
- N25511 · registry record · serial 15280705
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
LOSS OF PWR OCCURRED IN CRUISE FLT, 25 NM BEFORE FINAL DESTINATION, FORCED LANDING EXECUTED IN SOFT MUDDY FIELD AND ACFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLL. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN FUEL TANKS. PLT STATED HE THOUGHT THE ACFT HAD BEEN TOPPED OFF BY FBO PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE. ACFT HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED AND IN FACT CONTAINED APRX 21 GALLONS USABLE FUEL. IN ADDITION, PLT DEVIATED AROUND WX EN ROUTE EXTENDING HIS ETE BY 40 MINUTES.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 54 hours in all; 39 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 28 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,969 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 7, 1984; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PBF Pine Bluff AR
- Destination: 2F7 Commerce TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:15 pm from DAL, 50 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 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 FTW85LA031.