NYC87LA054

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Fairfax, VT · December 30, 1986

Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 30, 1986, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
Place
Fairfax, VT
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N94336Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1988
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19861230069909A
Case key
30575

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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.

Miscellaneous/otherManeuvering
Emergency procedure - intentionalPilot in command(cfi)Factor
Supervision - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause
Loss of control - in flightGo-around (vfr)
Stall - inadvertentPilot in command(cfi)Cause
Remedial action - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause
In flight collision with terrain/waterManeuvering

Analysis

The CFI reported that he had initiated a simulated eng failure for the student. The student responded properly to the simulated emergency and lined the acft up on an apch to a field. At 200 ft AGL, the student was instructed to go-around at which time full power was applied and carb heat was removed. Flaps were raised to the takeoff setting and the acft stabilized but would not climb. The CFI took control of the acft and shortly thereafter it stalled and spun into the field.

Aircraft

Registration
N94336
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15285651
Airframe hours
1,796
Engine
Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Montair Flight Service
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · December 11, 1986

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
22
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Right
Flight hours
1,153 total · 970 in this make and model · 1,020 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.