# Accident 19970615014049A: Cessna 152, Annapolis, MD, June 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1997, 17:05 local time
- Place: Annapolis, MD
- Airport: Lee Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8991° N, 76.5402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8991&lon=-76.5402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93908, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93908-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,036 total, 269 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615014049A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. (.4)ACCORDING TO FLYING CLUB RECORDS, THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO COMPLETE AN INITIAL AIRCRAFT CHECK FOR THE PILOT IN THE CESSNA 152. THE CHECK WAS PART OF NEW MEMBER IN-PROCESSING.  THE PILOT WAS RE-JOINING THE FLYING CLUB AFTER A 9 YEAR ABSENCE.  THE PILOT HAD PERFORMED 3 PREVIOUS TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT TAKEOFF.  ONE WITNESS DESCRIBED ALL FOUR TAKEOFFS AS 'HIGH PERFORMANCE.'  SEVERAL WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE ACCIDENT TAKEOFF IN WRITTEN STATEMENTS.  WHEN THE AIRPLANE REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 150 FEET, THEY STATED THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP TO AN 'EXTREMELY' NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE.  FOUR WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE PITCH ANGLE AS '...WELL OVER 45 DEGREES...', '...45 TO 60 DEGREES...', '...60 TO 70 DEGREES UP...', AND '...60 DEGREES AT LEAST...'.  TWO WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE PITCH ANGLE OF THE AIRPLANE AS IF IT FLEW, LEFT TO RIGHT, ACROSS A CLOCK FACE.  EACH SAID THE NOSE WAS UP AT THE '...ONE O'CLOCK POSITION.'  TWO WITNESSES SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS '...JUST HANGING ON THE PROP.'  EACH PILOT WAS AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED WITH A COMBINED FLIGHT EXPERIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 8,000 HOURS.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DID NOT DISCLOSE EVI DENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

## 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 NYC97FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA118), Jun 15, 1997: Cessna 152 (N93908), Edgewater, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive maneuver at a low altitude, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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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