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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Ina, IL · May 5, 1987

Date
May 5, 1987 · 20:10 local
Place
Ina, IL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N25991
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87FA124
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,270 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot suffered a heart seizure and died during a night proficiency flight. Aircraft crashed in a lake and sank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SUFFERED A HEART SEIZURE AND DIED DURING A NIGHT PROFICIENCY FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A LAKE AND SANK.

NTSB investigation

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