Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N4663B

5 March 1991 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 March 1991 at about 17:35 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4663B, operated by International Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Murfreesboro (MBT)
Coordinates
35.8502, -86.3894
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N4663B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
International Flight Center
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL91LA063

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE INADVERTENT STALL OF THE AIRCRAFT, ENCOUNTERED AS A RESULT OF THE STUDENT PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND AND THE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE OF THE STUDENT PILOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE ATTEMPTED LANDING WOULD HAVE BEEN THE THIRD SOLO LANDING FOR THE STUDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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