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Cessna 152 N65609

3 July 1982 · Harlan, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 July 1982 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N65609, operated by Robert Leyland, was involved in an accident near Harlan, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Harlan, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Halls
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N65609
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Robert Leyland
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Harlan → Harlan
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI82DA232

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A FORCED LANDING TO THE PASSENGER BY MOVING THE MIXTURE TO CUT-OFF. HE STATED THAT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT INTERFERRED WITH HIS APPROACH AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO GO AROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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