Cessna 152 N98BS

Summary

On 27 November 1987 at about 20:52 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N98BS, operated by State Aerial Farm Statistics,, was involved in an accident near Oliver Springs, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 November 1987 at 20:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Oliver Springs, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Oak Ridge (TN0B)

Coordinates

36.0297, -84.3204

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N98BS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

State Aerial Farm Statistics,

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Knoxvlle → Oak Ridge

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88FA046

1 person died.

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 PLT HAD DEPTD FROM A SMALL AIRPORT NR KINGSTON, TN MID AFTERNOON AND HAD LANDED AT ANOTHER ABOUT 30 NMI TO THE NE. HE REMAINED ON THE GROUND 30-45 MIN DEPARTING BETWEEN 1530-1545. ACCORDING TO INFO GATHERED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO FLY OVER THE OAK RIDGE AIRPORT, 15 NMI W, FROM W TO E, MAKE A LEFT TURN TO A LOW DOWNWIND, AND DURING A LEFT TURN TO FINAL, COLLIDE WITH UNMARKED TRANSMISSION LINES AND CRASH INTO THE TREES ABOUT ONE MILE N OF THE TURF RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE PLT WAS FLYING FROM THE RT SEAT. THE NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THE PVT AIRSTRIP IS EXTENDED ACROSS A RIDGE, LEFT TURN TO BASE AND FLY THE FINAL THROUGH A GAP IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE AIRPORT IS SHOWN ON THE ATL VFR CHART AS A PVT FLD NOT FOR PUBLIC USE. THE AOPA AIRPORT DIRECTORY LIST OBSTRUCTIONS AS 'HILLS, MOUNTAINS,POWERLINES.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.