# Accident 19981217033479A: Cessna 152, Sherrill, IA, December 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1998, 10:42 local time
- Place: Sherrill, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6004° N, 90.7805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6004&lon=-90.7805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5314B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5314B-2001-12-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 304 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981217033479A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED IN A FIELD AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. (.19)ON DECEMBER 17, 1998, AT 1042 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N5314B, OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE, DUBUQUE, IOWA, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  AFTER IMPACT, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND BURNED.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE DUBUQUE AIRPORT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.        (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS EXPERIENCING A DEGRADATION OF POWER WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT AN OUTLYING FIELD.  HE DECIDED TO FLY BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEPARTURE AIRPORT, 21 MILES AWAY.  HE DID NOT INDICATE OVER THE RADIO WHAT KIND OF PROBLEM THE AIRPLANE WAS EXPERIENCING.  HE ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A FORCED LANDING.  A GROUND WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRPLANE BARELY CLEARED POWERLINES AS IT FOLLOWED THE CONTOURS OF A FIELD.  HE REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING LOW AND SLOW AT ABOUT 50 FEET WHEN IT NOSEDIVED AND FLIPPED OVER AND STARTED BURNING. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 80 FEET FROM THE INITIAL GROUND SCAR ON A HEADING OF 080 DEGREES.  THE WI ND WAS FROM 250 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE RIGHT WINGTIP AHD LEADING EDGE CRUSH MARKS. THE LEFT WING'S LEADING EDGE WAS CRUSHED FROM THE STRUT ATTACH POINT TO THE WINGTIP. THE CABIN WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE UNDAMAGED EXCEPT FOR FORWARD BENDING AT THE BLADE TIPS. THE RIGHT AND LEFT MAGNETOS RECEIVED FIRE DAMAGE. THE ENGINE TEARDOWN AND AIRFRAME INSPECTION REVEALED NO PRE-IMPACT ANOMALIES.

## 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 CHI99FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA052), Dec 17, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5314B), Sherrill, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot continued flying with a known discrepancy and he failed to maintain airspeed and lost control of the airplane while attempting a forced landing. Factors included the tailwind and the…

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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