- Date
- May 9, 1986, 21:45 local (May 10, 1986, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hallstead, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N65618Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860509016829A
- Case key
- 30336
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airport is located in a valley between two rows of mountains on the ny/pa border. The plt had completed two takeoff and landings to a full stop at night for night currency. After takeoff and leveling off at 2,000 feet MSL and downwind for a left base to runway 33, plt was abeam approach end of runway 33 before landing check completed, and a 500 rate of descent was established. After a left turn was made, plt turned on landing light, and saw the trees immediately in front of him, and had no time to react and experienced in flight collision with trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65618
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281654
- Airframe hours
- 2,006
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Lewis
- Registered owner
- Charles Lewis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 2, 1986 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- 5N5 · Kirkwood, NY
- Airport
- 5N5 · Kirkwood, runway 33, 3,360 × 80 ft, grass/turf
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 383 total · 11 in this make and model · 306 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.