- Date
- May 2, 1984, 15:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Bethlehem, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8135LCessna A152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840502015069A
- Case key
- 35337
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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 acft crashed while spinning from low alt. The acft was observed by witnesses doing aerobatics at low alt. At the topof loop or vertical climb the acft did a hammerhead stall under power and went into a spin. It appeared to one witness as if the plt was going to recover but it restalled and hit the ground. There was no record of aerobatic instruction forthe plt and his time in type was very low.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8135L
- Reported as
- Cessna A152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1520827
- Airframe hours
- 2,599
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pennsylvania Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- James A. Neville
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 30, 1984 · 3 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 142 total · 2 in this make and model · 103 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.