- Date
- August 17, 1986, 21:00 local (Aug 18, 1986, 05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Alexander River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5108BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860817040439A
- Case key
- 4715
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Terrain condition - loose gravel/sandyCause
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - not understoodCause
Terrain condition - rough/unevenCause
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Nose over
Analysis
After touchdown on a gravel road, the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft causing the plane to exit the left side of the road and causing the plane to nose over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5108B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283749
- Airframe hours
- 2,932
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sherri Kimmery
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 17, 1985 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 46 total · 46 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 28.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.