- Date
- June 29, 1992, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pleasant Mount, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N757QNCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920629022199A
- Case key
- 37066
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to perform low altitude maneuvers, resulting in a loss of airplane control and collision with trees. Factors related to the accident were the ostentatious display by the pilot, and his lack of total flight experience.
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 pilot told family and friends that he would be flying over his house at low altitude to take video pictures. The airplane was seen and heard flying over the area at low altitude just before striking the trees. The pilot had a total flight time of 48.6 hours. He had received his private pilot's certificate 20 days before the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757QN
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279921
- Airframe hours
- 5,426
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Seamans
- Registered owner
- Robert Seamans
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 30, 1991
- Departed
- 9N3 · Factoryville, PA
- Destination
- 9N3
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 49 total · 49 in this make and model · 21 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.