Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N68163

29 May 1987 · Trenton, Kentucky, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 May 1987 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N68163 was involved in an accident near Trenton, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Trenton, Kentucky, United States
Nearest airport
Trenton
Coordinates
36.7193, -87.2594
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N68163
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Clarksville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL87LA153

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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 DUAL INSTRUCTION FLIGHT WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD LANDINGS AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT ON THE SECOND APPROACH WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A STEEP PULLUP TO CLEAR POWERLINES. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN, IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE NOSE AND FLIPPED INVERTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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