Cessna 152 N757VU
3 September 1978 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 September 1978 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N757VU, operated by Wilbur's Fligh, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board. In all, 2 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merrill Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N757VU
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wilbur's Fligh
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4437
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PHASE-360 FOR SPACING ON FINAL. UNABL TO VISUAL ACQUIRE OTH ACFT. DARK NHT, OTH ACFT NOT ILLUM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1978 | Cessna 152 | Ft.bragg, North Carolina, United States | FT Bragg Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1978 | Cessna 152 | Crete, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Cessna 152 | Yankton, South Dakota, United States | Falcon Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Academy Flyrs | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1978 | Cessna 152 | Eldorado, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | Caddel Acft | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |