- Date
- November 19, 1987, 11:32 local (16:32 UTC)
- Place
- Warrenton, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N757ERCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11352
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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.
Analysis
The acft was observed to be flying straight and level when the sounds of the eng were heard to increase. The only witness saw the acft nose over and dive into the ground. Radar tracking of the acft flt path confirms this. Investigation revealed that the this was the student-plts first flt and that he was under a great deal of pressure. Exam of the acft and eng did not disclose any evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757ER
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279685
- Airframe hours
- 3,022
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Dulles Air Service
- Registered owner
- Dulles Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 30, 1987 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- IAD · Chantilly, VA
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
- 48
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,618 total · 986 in this make and model · 2,361 as pilot in command · 122 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAD, 17 nm away
Other investigations on N757ER · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.