Accident Cessna 152 N25356, Monday 21 May 1979
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Date:Monday 21 May 1979
Time:17:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic C152 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 152
Owner/operator:Thedford Aero Inc
Registration: N25356
MSN: 15280611
Year of manufacture:1978
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Mid Delta Regional Airport, near Greenville, Mississippi -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Mid Delta Regional Airport, Greenville, MS (GLH/KGLH)
Destination airport:Mid Delta Regional Airport, Greenville, MS (GLH/KGLH)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) May 21, 1979, when stalled and dived into the ground whilst "buzzing" (= engaged in unauthorised low flying) at Mid Delta Regional Airport, Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi. Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA79FA087
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: MIA79FA087 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=36355&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=25356
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ms/N25356/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
21-Nov-2016 01:55 Dr.John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Nov-2016 01:56 Dr.John Smith Updated [Location, ]

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