Cessna 152 N4792M
1 September 1992 · Great Barringto, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1992 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4792M, operated by Bluebird Aviation, was involved in an accident near Great Barringto, Massachusetts, 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 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Great Barringto, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Great Barrington (GBR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N4792M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bluebird Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Danbury → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO92LA132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE FLARE AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT FOR A CROSSWIND DURING LANDING WHEN SHE 'PULLED THE NOSE UP TOO FAR' AND BOUNCED HARD ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE THEN ADDED POWER TO TRY TO RECOVER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONTO THE RUNWAY AGAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1992 | Cessna 152 | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Legends, R.e. & J.k. Brown | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Perry, Florida, United States | Comair Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Michigan City, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | C & G Aircraft Sales, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Register Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Naples, Florida, United States | Naples Air Center, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 13 Aug 1992 | Beechcraft 76 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | John F. Mannix | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1992 | Beechcraft 55 | Leicester, Massachusetts, United States | Robert L. Powell | Fatal | 2 |
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