Cessna 152 N787PB
8 December 2014 · Mount Pleasant, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 December 2014 at about 22:40 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N787PB, operated by Capps Aviation Services LLC, was involved in an accident near Mount Pleasant, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Pleasant, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mount Pleasant Rgnl (OSA)
- Coordinates
- 33.0939, -94.8875
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N787PB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Capps Aviation Services LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mount Pleasant → Mount Pleasant
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15CA095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to maneuver the airplane at low altitude resulting in the airplane impacting power lines.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot departed the airport for a local flight. During the flight he observed family and friends on the ground and he maneuvered the airplane to overfly them at low altitude. The airplane struck power lines as the pilot set up for the flyover, and both ailerons and outboard portions of each wing separated. The pilot maintained control of the airplane until approaching the airport for landing. When the pilot reduced power to land, the airplane rolled to one side and impacted the ground near the runway. The pilot stated he did not see the wires due to the location of the sun.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 Dec 2014 | Cessna 152 | Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 3,030 records for this type
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