Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N5399B

19 May 1982 · Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 May 1982 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5399B, operated by Rainbow Aviation, was involved in an accident near Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States
Nearest airport
Ainsworth Muni (ANW)
Coordinates
42.5400, -99.8509
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N5399B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Rainbow Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sidney → Ainsworth
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC82DA084

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAXI ON A CLOSED RUNWAY THAT WAS USED TO STORE PILES OF CORN. THE PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A PILE OF CORN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR. WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED TO 22 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna 152 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
17 Feb 1982 Cessna 152
N757TY
Opa Locka, Florida, United States Burnside-Ott No injuries -
17 Jun 1982 Cessna 152
N49482
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Keith Robin Stevens Minor injuries -
3 Oct 1982 Cessna 152
N93286
Orlando, Florida, United States
no coordinates
James E. Castello, JR. No injuries -
28 Feb 1982 Cessna 152
N4912H
Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
Jess Kimball No injuries -
9 Jul 1982 Cessna 152
N24890
Bryan, Texas, United States Aero-Rent, Inc. Minor injuries -
8 Nov 1982 Cessna 152
N67798
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Phillip D. Alexander Minor injuries -

All 3,030 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
1 Jun 1982 Grumman G-164A
N5253
Red Cloud, Nebraska, United States Malcom's Flying Service, Inc. Minor injuries -
25 Aug 1982 SKYBOLT
N5464E
Sidney, Nebraska, United States Clint N. Collins No injuries -
23 Aug 1982 Taylorcraft BC-12-65
N29639
Max, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
Noel R. NOE Fatal 1
25 Nov 1982 Cessna 172K
N79173
Oxford, Nebraska, United States Robert H. Stanley Fatal 3
4 Jul 1982 Grumman G164A
N48534
Ericson, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
10 May 1982 Maule M-4
N12013
Cozad, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
Karl E Warm No injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States