Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N80812

23 May 1994 · Harlan, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 May 1994 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N80812, operated by Sky Harbor Air Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Harlan, Iowa, United States. 2 people were 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 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Harlan, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Harlan Municipal (HNR)
Coordinates
41.6491, -95.3197
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N80812
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Sky Harbor Air Service, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Omaha → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI94LA170

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the delayed remedial action by the flight instructor. A factor related to the accident was the wet runway surface.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ABORTED THE SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRPLANE HAD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE AT A PREDETERMINED POINT ON THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRPLANE SLID SLIGHTLY ON THE WET, GRASS RUNWAY AFTER THE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HEAVILY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE PROPELLER FROM STRIKING A FENCE LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE INSTRUCTOR STEERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FENCE POST, BENDING THE TAIL TO THE LEFT. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES WERE REPORTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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