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Cessna 152 N68352

23 March 1996 · Lambertville, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 March 1996 at about 14:40 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N68352 was involved in an accident near Lambertville, Michigan, 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 14:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Lambertville, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Lambertville, Toledo Subu (5G9)
Coordinates
41.7391, -83.6196
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N68352
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI96LA114

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. The snowbank was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After making five takeoffs and landings with her instructor, the student pilot performed two successful solo takeoffs and landings. The student said that she lost directional control of the airplane and it struck a snowbank during the third solo takeoff. This was a soft field takeoff. The airplane nosed over after contacting the snowbank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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