ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363751
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| Date: | Sunday 19 April 1992 |
| Time: | 18:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4978P |
| MSN: | 15284870 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1015 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monroe, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Indian Trail, NC (28A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHIFT/DOWNDRAFT DURING CLIMBOUT. FEARING THAT HE COULD NOT CLEAR THE TREES ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE INITIATED A RIGHT CLIMBING TURN. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND CRASHED IN A NEARBY FIELD. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING CLIMBOUT WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. A FACTOR WAS REPORTED DOWNDRAFTS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL92LA082
History of this aircraft
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| 25 September 1998 | N152DD | Private | 0 | Reidsville, NC | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 20:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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