Cessna 152 N4657L

Summary

On 4 November 1988 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4657L, operated by Glazar, Richard, was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 November 1988 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Pima Memorial (NONE)

Coordinates

33.2399, -111.7801

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N4657L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Glazar, Richard

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX89LA035

2 people were seriously injured.

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 PILOT LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY WHILE MANEUVERING FOR LANDING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TESTING ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WITH METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH NOISE TESTING OF A BOEING 707 'HUSH' KIT. THE CESSNA TOOKOFF HEADING SE. IT CLIMBED TO 800 FT AGL AND BEGAN DOING DESCENDING RIGHT-HAND TURNS OVER AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT ON THE GROUND. AFTER DESCENDING TO ABOUT 50 FT AGL, THE CESSNA CLIMBED TO ABOUT 100 FT AGL. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUNWAY. HEADING SE CROSSING OVER THE RUNWAY AT AN ANGLE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED LEFT TO BE ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LEFT-HAND TURN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND ENTERED A LEFT-HAND SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT MADE 1/2 TO 3/4 REVOLUTION PRIOR TO MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN AN OVERWEIGHT CONDITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.