ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38501
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 March 1989 |
| Time: | 15:27 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5335Q |
| MSN: | 15073235 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5273 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clawson, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Port Huron, MI (PHN) |
| Troy Oakland, MI (7D2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING AN OUT OF CONTROL DESCENT WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE STUDENT PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON ABOARD THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. WITNESSES WHO SAW THE AIRPLANE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ALL REPORT AN ERRATIC FLIGHT PATH BOTH IN ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED. TWO WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE STOP. THEY SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER AND DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED MECHANICAL CONTINUITY ALL THROUGH THE ENGINE. CAUSE: THE PILOT ALLOWING THE AIRSPEED TO DECAY BELOW THE AIRPLANES STALL SPEED.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X27858
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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