# Accident 19970517010929A: Cessna 152, Paragon, IN, May 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1997, 20:52 local time
- Place: Paragon, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3891° N, 86.5590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3891&lon=-86.5590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4757B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4757B-1998-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,019 total, 250 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970517010929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS OVER A VALLEY WHERE A 'HOG ROAST' PARTY WAS IN PROGRESS. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING IN AN SCARY MANNER AS THE AIRPLANE PERFORMED A LOOP. THE PILOT DESCRIBED THE MANEUVER BEFORE IMPACT AS A 90 DEGREE BANK ANGLE WITH NEGATIVE G'S AND TOO LOW TO THE TREES.  THERE WERE NO PRE-MISHAP DISCREPANCIES FOUND WITH EITHER THE ENGINE OR THE AIRFRAME.  THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK STATES, NO AEROBATIC MANEUVERS ARE APPROVED.                               (-23) ON MAY, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1952 EST, A CESSNA 152, N4757B, WAS DESTROYED AFTER COLLIDING WITH TERRAIN DURING A PULL UP FROM A NON STANDARD MANEUVER.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  VMC PREVAILED.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE STRIP KNOW AS SHENANDOAH NEAR PARAGON, INDIANA AT ABOUT 1715 EST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA137), May 18, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4757B), Paragon, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot did not maintain aircraft control. The factors involved were aerobatics were performed and improper use of aircraft.

## Other reports on N4757B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810503022179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503022179A), May 3, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4757B), Grants, NM, Substantial damage. Student made hard landing in gusty wind, causing substantial damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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