Cessna 152 N24787
23 July 1985 · Mechanicsville, Maryland, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1985 at about 20:56 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N24787 was involved in an accident near Mechanicsville, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mechanicsville, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.4299, -76.7292
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N24787
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clinton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO85FA061
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
AFTER COMPLETING SEVERAL LOW ALTITUDE PASSES OVER THE FAMILY BUSINESS, THE STUDENT PILOT EXTENDED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND PULLED THE POWER BACK TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE IN ORDER TO LENGTHEN HIS VIEWING TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AT BETWEEN 75-100 FEET OF ALTITUDE, THE NOSE PITCHED UPWARD AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED. THE PILOT FELT SURE THAT NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE INVOLVED, SINCE THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING NORMALLY PRIOR TO THE STALL. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AT AN APPROXIMATE 65 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1985 | Cessna 152 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | Woodrow P. Mullen | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Albert, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152 | Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1985 | Cessna 152 | Pell City, Alabama, United States | Charles Harmon | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152-II | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | Squadron Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 7-ECA CITABRIA | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1985 | Cessna U206F | Piney Point, Maryland, United States | Richard L Newman | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Mooney M20E | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | George Kalman | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1985 | Cirrus STANDARD CIRRUS | Woodbine, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1985 | Cessna 152 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |