# Accident 20130329004009A: Cessna 152, Hawley, MN, March 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hawley, MN
- Airport: Hawley Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8128° N, 96.2853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8128&lon=-96.2853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5367B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5367B-2014-09-09) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 64 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130329004009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SUPERIOR WI. AIRPORT (SUW) AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00 ON 03/29/2013 REPORTEDLY ENROUTE TO MOORHEAD, MN. AIRPORT (JKJ).  AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REPORTED AS NOT ARRIVING AT DESTINATION AT 12:10 ON 03/29/2013.  A SEARCH WAS INITIATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED BY A LOCAL PILOT AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 ON 03/29/2013 APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES S. E. OF HAWLEY, MN. MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (04Y).  AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND DESTROYED WITH A DEBRIS PATH OF APPROXIMATELY 260 FEET HEADING OF 030.  PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN13FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA214), Mar 29, 2013: Cessna 152 (N5367B), Hawley, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s improper decision to conduct a flight into known instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control.

## Other reports on N5367B (1)

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

- [Incident 20100918046959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100918046959I), Sep 18, 2010: Cessna 152 (N5367B), Hibbing, MN, No damage. Student pilot got lost on a solo cross country flight, ran out of fuel, and performed an emergency landing in a field approximately 5 miles east of 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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