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December 6, 1986 · Cessna 152 · N69123
Carlisle, PA
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
December 6, 1986
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 fatality)
Location
Carlisle, PA
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Tail Number
N69123
Operator
Clark Aviation
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
NYC87FA045
THE STUDENT PILOT FLYING A CESSNA 152 SCHEDULED HIS FLIGHT PERIOD SO IT COINCIDED WITH ANOTHER STUDENT PILOT FLYING A CESSNA 172. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 172 REPORTED SEEING THE CESSNA 152 ENTER A TWO TURN SPIN AND RECOVER. HE THEN SAID HE LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED TWO AIRCRAFT ENGAGED IN AERIAL MANEUVERING. OTHER WITNESSES SAW THE CESSNA 152 IN A TERMINAL DIVE FROM WHICH NO RECOVERY WAS MADE. NO WITNESSES WHO OBSERVED THE AERIAL MANUEVERING OBSERVED THE TERMINAL DIVE. NO PRE-EXISTING PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND WITH THE AIRFRAME. THE ENGINE HAD WEAR NOTED, BUT NO PRE-EXISTING FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE PILOT WAS THROWN CLEAR OF THE WRECKAGE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE.
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THE STUDENT PILOT FLYING A CESSNA 152 SCHEDULED HIS FLIGHT PERIOD SO IT COINCIDED WITH ANOTHER STUDENT PILOT FLYING A CESSNA 172. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 172 REPORTED SEEING THE CESSNA 152 ENTER A TWO TURN SPIN AND RECOVER. HE THEN SAID HE LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED TWO AIRCRAFT ENGAGED IN AERIAL MANEUVERING. OTHER WITNESSES SAW THE CESSNA 152 IN A TERMINAL DIVE FROM WHICH NO RECOVERY WAS MADE. NO WITNESSES WHO OBSERVED THE AERIAL MANUEVERING OBSERVED THE TERMINAL DIVE. NO PRE-EXISTING PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND WITH THE AIRFRAME. THE ENGINE HAD WEAR NOTED, BUT NO PRE-EXISTING FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE PILOT WAS THROWN CLEAR OF THE WRECKAGE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:11 EST
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Runway Length0
Runway Width0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionGrd
Aircraft
AircraftCessna 152
Tail NumberN69123
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorClark Aviation
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-235-L2C · Reciprocating · 110
Seats2
People & Injuries
Injury Summary1 injury (1 fatality)
Fatal1
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 16 · Third Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind250° @ 5 kt
Visibility15 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point41 C / 23 C
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time18:50
Weather SourceWFAC