- Date
- April 20, 1987, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marion, IA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N67751Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870420010509A
- Case key
- 34287
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The CFI and stu were practicing approaches to the Marion, Iowa arpt. Several witnesses stated that the t & g lndgs were unusual which gained their attn. On the last appch the acft was observed to be slow during the unusually steep appch. Abt 15 to 20 ft AGL the acft pitched nose down until striking the rwy. The acft broke in half with the nose and wings flipping inverted. The witnesses thought that the acft had stalled abv the rwy crashing in a nose low attitude. No mechanical malfunction was noted during the on scene inspection of the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67751
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281996
- Airframe hours
- 3,209
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- P & N Flight School
- Registered owner
- P&N Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 2, 1987 · 53 hours before
- Airport
- C-17 · Marion, runway 17, 2,800 × 100 ft, dirt
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
- 44
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °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.