Plane Crash List

Cessna 152(II) N757FX

15 February 1982 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 February 1982 at about 15:29 local time, a Cessna 152(II) registered N757FX, operated by Back Forty Flying Club, Inc., was involved in an accident near Fort Wayne, Indiana, 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 15:29
Classification
Accident
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Fort Wayne Muni. (FWA)
Coordinates
41.0499, -85.2393
Aircraft
Cessna 152(II)
Registration
N757FX
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Back Forty Flying Club, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fort Wayne → Fort Wayne
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI82DA051

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 STUDENT WAS ON HIS SIXTH TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING WHEN THE MISHAP OCCURRED. AFTER LANDING AND BEFORE ADDING POWER TO TAKEOFF, HE LOOKED INTO THE COCKPIT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS AND REMOVE CARBURETOR HEAT. DURING THIS TIME, THE STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A SNOWBANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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