- Date
- April 29, 1982, 08:53 local (13:53 UTC)
- Place
- Kenosha, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48732Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820429012729A
- Case key
- 71253
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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 aircraft crashed in a steep nosed down attitude while the pilot and one passenger were on a local flight. Prior to the accident, witnesses observed the pilot practicing stalls below 1000 ft. no precrash failures were found. The last entry in the pilot's logbook was dated 12/21/81.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48732
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152-80941
- Airframe hours
- 1,661
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenosha Aero Inc.
- Registered owner
- Kenosha Aero Inc.
- Departed
- Kenosha, WI
- Destination
- Kenosha, WI
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 58 total · 5 in this make and model · 26 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.