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Cessna 152 N65465

23 January 1996 · Greenville, South Carolina, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 23 January 1996 at about 13:49 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N65465 was involved in an accident near Greenville, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 13:49
Classification
Accident
Location
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Greenville Downtown (GMU)
Coordinates
34.8296, -82.3702
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N65465
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL96LA039

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

the failure of the student pilot to maintain airspeed while raising the flaps during the go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was returning from a local solo flight and encountered a strong quartering tailwind on final approach. While he was landing the airplane, it ballooned. The pilot aborted the landing and performed a go-around. As he retracted the flaps for the go-around, the airplane stalled and collided with the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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