Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N49421

21 March 1986 · Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 March 1986 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N49421 was involved in an accident near Wonder Lake, Illinois, 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 12:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Wonder Lake (10C)
Coordinates
42.3799, -88.3593
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N49421
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wonder Lake → Kenosha
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI86LA109

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 STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE, SO THE PLT TIED DOWN THE TAIL & HAND PROPPED THE ACFT TO START THE ENG, BUT DID NOT USE CHOCKS. AFTER THE ENG STARTED, THE ACFT ROLLED FORWARD, SLIPPED LOOSE FROM THE REAR TIE-DOWN & RAN INTO A PILE OF I-BEAMS. A POST ACDNT EXAM DISCLOSED A LOOSE CONNECTION ON THE STARTER SOLENOID.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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