- Date
- December 6, 1986, 14:11 local (19:11 UTC)
- Place
- Carlisle, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N69123Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861206087469A
- Case key
- 30478
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 student pilot flying a Cessna 152 scheduled his flight period so it coincided with another student pilot flying a Cessna 172. The pilot of the Cessna 172 reported seeing the Cessna 152 enter a two turn spin and recover. He then said he lost sight of the aircraft and returned to the departure airport. Ground witnesses reported two aircraft engaged in aerial maneuvering. Other witnesses saw the Cessna 152 in a terminal dive from which no recovery was made. No witnesses who observed the aerial manuevering observed the terminal dive. No pre-existing problem could be found with the airframe. The engine had wear noted, but no pre-existing failure was found. The pilot was thrown clear of the wreckage and received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and post crash fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69123
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282498
- Airframe hours
- 2,819
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Clark Aviation Corp.
- Registered owner
- Clark Aviation Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 3, 1986 · 95 hours before
- Departed
- CXY · Cumberland, PA
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
- 16
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 27 total · 27 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CXY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.