Cessna 152 N48943
8 November 1988 · Nenana, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 November 1988 at about 22:48 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N48943, operated by Eielson AFB Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Nenana, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nenana, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nenana (ENN)
- Coordinates
- 64.4707, -148.5696
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N48943
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eielson AFB Aero Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eielson Afb → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ANC89LA015
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 INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT-FIELD LANDING TO HIS STUDENT PILOT WHEN HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE TOO HIGH, AND ALLOWED THE CROSSWIND TO CARRY THE AIRPLANE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND A SNOW BERM, THEN NOSED OVER. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT "IT WAS A SIMPLE CASE OF PILOT ERROR".
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1988 | Cessna 152 II | Gilcrest, Colorado, United States | Larry J. Kuebrich | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Cessna 152 | Underwood, Iowa, United States | Sky Harbor | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1988 | Cessna 152 | Haleiwa, Hawaii, United States | Hickam-Wheeler Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1988 | Cessna 152 | East Liverpool, Ohio, United States | Central Air FLT. Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1988 | Cessna 152 | Upland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1988 | Cessna 152 | Tomball, Texas, United States | Merri Worth Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Cessna 210L | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Engineered Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kasaan, Alaska, United States | Ketchikan Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
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| 5 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | David J. Hilty | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |