19870620021099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Waukegan, IL · June 20, 1987

Date
June 20, 1987 · 08:55 local
Place
Waukegan, IL
Airport
Waukegan Regional
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94739
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA154
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235N2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
776 total450 in this make and model149 in the last 90 days

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.

Abrupt pullup on final to avoid collision with helicopter crossing runway. Stalled from 30 feet. No control tower.

As the FAA filed it

ABRUPT PULLUP ON FINAL TO AVOID COLLISION WITH HELICOPTER CROSSING RUNWAY. STALLED FROM 30 FEET. NO CONTROL TOWER.

NTSB investigation

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