# NTSB CHI82FA141: Cessna 152, N48732, Kenosha, WI, April 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: April 29, 1982, 08:53 local (13:53 UTC)
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Coordinates: 42.579223, -87.849594 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5792&lon=-87.8496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA141
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71253/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA141

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - intentional, pilot in command
  - improper decision, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48732-1983-04-08), registration cancelled 1983-04-08, S/N 15280941, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 152-80941
- Airframe hours: 1661
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820429012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820429012729A), Apr 29, 1982: Cessna 152, Kenosha, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalls and wing overs over residential area. Failed to recover on last maneuver. Made near vertical descent, impact

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.

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