ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42204
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| Date: | Sunday 6 November 1988 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Skylanes |
| Registration: | N5462B |
| MSN: | 15283877 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4265 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Smithfield, RI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Smithfield, RI (SFZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE 2 OR 3 LOW & SLOW PASSES OVER AN AREA NEAR THE PASSENGER'S HOME. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, IT BEGAN ASCENDING OVER A TREE LINE, THEN IT NOSED DOWN & CRASHED. THE PASSENGER'S HUSBAND & DAUGHTER WERE OUTSIDE THEIR HOME & SAW THE ACDNT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND DRG THE INVESTIGATION. CAUSE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AFTER BEGINNING AN ASCENT FROM A LOW PASS, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL & LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. INADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM A STALL WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X27330
Wreck scrapyard near Jackson AP, TN on 27mar1999. (see photo)
Images:
wreck N5426B on Jackson yard TN, USA on 27mar1999.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-May-2022 19:36 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Source, Photo] |
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