Cessna 152 N46935

Summary

On 27 June 2000 at about 20:09 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N46935 was involved in an accident near Karval, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 June 2000 at 20:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Karval, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.9604, -105.0200

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N46935

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ellicott → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN00FA118

1 person died.

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadvertent flight into the clouds, and his becoming spatially disorientated.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was non-instrument rated. He told the FBO owner, just prior to takeoff, that he was planning to only practice some touch-and-go landings due to the bad weather in the area. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane was observed to depart the traffic pattern and fly southbound. Approximately 50 minutes later, the pilot began squawking 7700 on his transponder, and told FAA flight watch that he was in some clouds, and was having difficulty flying the airplane. The airplane's wreckage debris was found over an 800 foot path, in an open field. A witness stated that at the time of the accident there were heavy rain showers in the area, making visibility very poor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.