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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Wilkesboro, NC · February 21, 1986

Date: February 21, 1986 · 00:50 local
Place: Wilkesboro, NC
Airport: Wilkes Co
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N93567
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL86FA079
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 22 total22 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N93567Registration cancelled Mar 15, 1989 · Cessna 152S/N 15285517 Airframe modelCessna 152

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student night, IFR flight with passenger. Struck trees, then ground. There was a strong odor of alcohol on bodies.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT NIGHT, IFR FLIGHT WITH PASSENGER. STRUCK TREES, THEN GROUND. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL ON BODIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL86FA079Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportWilkesboro, NCShortly after midnight the acft was observed flying erratically over the town. IMC existed in the area at the time. The student plt did not have any instrument flight time logged and his pax was not a plt. The acft was in a descending turn when it flew into…Feb 21, 1986 · Destroyed