Cessna 152 accident near Lubbock, Texas, April 10, 1993
On April 10, 1993 at about 3:40 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N5283P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lubbock, Texas (Town And Country airport). 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY CROSSWIND.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 10, 1993 · about 3:40 pm local time
- Place
- Lubbock, Texas · Town And Country
- 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
- N5283P · registry record · serial 15284906
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 17, WITH A CROSSWIND OF 270 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT DRIFTED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE MOMENTARILY LEFT THE GROUND TWO TIMES PRIOR TO THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. AS THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE GROUND THE SECOND TIME THE PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO STALL SO HE PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CONTROLS AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND.
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: 86 hours in all; 81 in this make and model; 24 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 43 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 8,597 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 19, 1993; 93 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Flight Tech INC.
The flight
- Departed from: LBB at 3:40 pm
- Destination: LBB
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 3,500 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 19°F (-7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N5283P the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.