Cessna 152 N4975A

Summary

On 2 September 1983 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4975A, operated by Crystal Skyways, was involved in an accident near Anoka, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 September 1983 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Anoka, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

45.2099, -93.3891

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N4975A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Crystal Skyways

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Crystal → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83FA407

2 people died.

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

THE PLT RENTED THE ACFT & REPORTED THAT HE & HIS FRIEND WOULD BE GOING ON A LOCAL FLT. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE SAW THE ACFT FLY OVER AT AN ESTIMATED 1000 TO 1500 FT AGL. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT WAS IN LEVEL FLT WHEN THE PLT 'CUT' THE POWER, THE ACFT 'NOSED UP A LITTLE BIT', THEN ENTERED A SPIN. ANOTHER WITNESS STATED THAT SHE SAW THE ACFT & THOUGHT THAT 'THEY WERE DOING SOME KIND OF STUNT.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE WRECKAGE WAS CONFINED WITHIN THE DIMENSIONS OF THE ACFT. NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.