Cessna 152A N4976A
4 September 1985 · Post Mills, Vermont, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1985 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 152A registered N4976A was involved in an accident near Post Mills, Vermont, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Post Mills, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Post Mills (2B9)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152A
- Registration
- N4976A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85LA232
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 REVIEWING AIR MANEUVERS, A NORMAL APCH WAS MADE TO LAND ON RWY 22. THE ACFT LANDED ON ALL 3 WHEELS & BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, THEN IT WENT TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY. WHILE THE PLT WAS TURNING RIGHT TO AVOID TREES & TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING, THE RIGHT WING & NOSE WHEEL COLLIDED WITH THE RWY. THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED & THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN A NEAR LEVEL ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-18-95 | Stowe, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1985 | Cessna 170B | Morrisville, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1985 | Cessna C206 | West Dover, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1985 | Cessna 401A | Dorset, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Mar 1985 | Lake LA-4-200 | Swanton, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B | Waitsfield, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |