- Date
- June 21, 1988, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Forks, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N96730Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880621060429A
- Case key
- 17483
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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 engine power(partial) - nonmechanical
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Carburetor heat - improper use ofCause
Supervision - inadequateCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - cropFactor
Terrain condition - open field
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96730
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15286018
- Airframe hours
- 2,348
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- University Of North Dakota
- Registered owner
- Univ. Of N. Dakota, Grand Fork
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 16, 1988 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- GFK · Grand Forks, ND
- Destination
- GFK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 904 total · 388 in this make and model · 731 as pilot in command · 145 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.