- Date
- June 17, 1982, 12:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Danville, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5330MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820617022789A
- Case key
- 70403
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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 - in flight
Low pass - performed
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall/spin - inadvertentCause
Diverted attentionCause
Lack of recent experience
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot made a low, slow pass over a camp so a passenger could drop a package. After the package was dropped, the aircraft entered a left turn, then stalled and spun to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5330M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284538
- Airframe hours
- 493
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Colonial City Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- David L. Hubbell
- Departed
- 4I3 · Mt Vernon, OH
- Destination
- 4I3 · Mt Vernon, OH
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 43 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.