Cessna 152 N6581M
28 September 1990 · Erie, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1990 at about 00:40 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6581M, operated by Tri-County Flight School, Inc., was involved in an accident near Erie, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erie, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tri-County (48V)
- Coordinates
- 40.0208, -105.0405
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N6581M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tri-County Flight School, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- DEN90LA194
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE STUDENT PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE, AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE GLIDER-RATED STUDENT PILOT WAS RECEIVING DUAL TRANSITION INSTRUCTION AND WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE FOURTH APPROACH, THE INSTRUCTOR 'FELT THE AIRPLANE WAS LOW, BUT NOT DANGEROUSLY SO,' AND TOLD THE STUDENT TO ADD POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR SAW THE ORANGE MARKER BALLS ON THE POWERLINES BUT FELT THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD CLEARED THEM. THE AIRPLANE SEVERED TWO POWERLINES, LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A DIRT BANK AND OVERTURNED. RUNWAY 9 EQUIPPED WITH LOW INTENSITY RUNWAY LIGHTS; DOES NOT HAVE A VASI.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1990 | Cessna 152 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Palmetto, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Deland, Florida, United States | Comair Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1990 | Cessna 152 | Albany, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1990 | Cessna 152 | Hagerstown, Indiana, United States | Brookville Airpark | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Mar 1990 | Cessna 152 | Miramar, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Apr 1990 | Cessna 172 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | PC Flyers | No injuries | - |
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| 6 May 1990 | Cessna 337 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | OUT and About Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1990 | Beechcraft B-55 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |