Cessna 152 N46832

Summary

On 28 June 1983 at about 03:23 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N46832 was involved in an accident near Neligh, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 June 1983 at 03:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Neligh, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

42.1291, -98.0192

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N46832

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Broomfield → Norfolk

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC83FA136

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

AT APRX 1920 CDT, THE PLT ENTERED THE NWS STATION AT NORFOLK, NE & REQUEST A WX BRIEFING FOR A FLT FROM BLOOMFIELD, NE BACK TO NORFOLK, TO ARRIVE BEFORE SUNSET. HE WAS ADVISED OF MARGINAL WX CONDITIONS DUE TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE FORECAST CALLED FOR OCCASIONAL CEILINGS OF 600 FT WITH THE VISIBILITY AT 1 MI IN THUNDERSTORMS & FOG. THE EXACT DEPARTURE TIME FROM BLOOMFIELD WAS NOT DETERMINED; BUT BLOOMFIELD WAS LOCATED APRX 50 MI (BY ROAD) FROM NORFOLK. AT 2223 CDT, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES & POLES NEAR NELIGH, NE. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION. WITNESSES IN THE VICINITY ESTIMATED A CEILING OF APRX 500 FT & A VISIBILITY OF ABOUT 1 MI WITH RAIN & FOG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.