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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Three Oaks, MI · September 25, 2003

Date: September 25, 2003 · 16:45 local
Place: Three Oaks, MI
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N25787
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03FA320
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total

N25787Registration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · Cessna 152S/N 15280784 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft contacted trees shortly after takeoff and after making a 90 degree turn from the takeoff direction. Witness statements indicated that the pilot was planning to "buzz" the house before departing the area. Pilot received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed from the impact. Witness reported that the aircraft was in a right steep turn when the nose dropped and hit the trees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND AFTER MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN FROM THE TAKEOFF DIRECTION. WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATED THAT THE PILOT WAS PLANNING TO "BUZZ" THE HOUSE BEFORE DEPARTING THE AREA. PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FROM THE IMPACT. WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A RIGHT STEEP TURN WHEN THE NOSE DROPPED AND HIT THE TREES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI03FA320Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportThree Oaks, MIThe pilot not maintaining adequate airspeed resulting in a stall during takeoff. Contributing factors were the buzzing flight and trees.Sep 25, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N25787 · 1

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

Accident 19990109000289AChicago, ILAcft missed approach, struck a snowbank, clipped the right wing, and bent the propeller. (-23) on January 9, at 1410 CST, a Cessna 152, N25787, being flown by student pilot collided with a snow bank while landing runway 27, at the lansing municipal airport,…Jan 9, 1999 · Substantial damage