# Accident 20001227043059A: Cessna 152, Sturtevant, WI, December 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2000, 07:50 local time
- Place: Sturtevant, WI
- Airport: Sylvania Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7007° N, 87.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7007&lon=-87.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757DX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757DX-2013-05-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001227043059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT MADE OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO SLOWING AIRSPEED. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN IN LIGHT SNOW, 4 MILE VISIBILITY. PITOT HEAT CONTROL NOT INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT. STUDENT PILOT HAD NEVER RECEIVED TRAINING IN LOSS OF AIRSPEED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LOW INERTIA, IMPACT, SHORT LNDG ROLL AND FLIPPED IN SNOW.

## 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 CHI01LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA054), Dec 27, 2000: Cessna 152 (N757DX), Sturtevant, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain for landing selected by the student pilot, the inadequate initial training by the flight instructor, and the flight instructor's decision to send the student pilot on a solo…

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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