Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N68940

8 July 1982 · Prescott, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 July 1982 at about 15:05 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N68940, operated by Southwest Airmotive, was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, 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 15:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Prescott, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Ernest A. Love (PRC)
Coordinates
34.6191, -112.4201
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N68940
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Southwest Airmotive
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Prescott → Prescott
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX82DA249

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 PILOT WAS ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. DURING HIS FIRST LANDING ON THIS FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSEWHEEL FIRST. IT THEN BEGAN TO PORPOISE. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT, HE HAD NOT BEEN TAUGHT HOW TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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