Cessna 152 N5406B
5 August 1984 · Franklin, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1984 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5406B, operated by Gene Falkenstein, was involved in an accident near Franklin, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Franklin, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.1806, -83.3800
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N5406B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gene Falkenstein
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Franklin → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84LA243
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT STATED AN ENCOUNTER WITH A DOWNDRAFT AT 3800 FT MSL CAUSED ACFT COLLISION WITH 2300 FT ELEVATION OF RISING TERRAIN. FBO OVERFLEW AREA WITHIN THE HOUR AND REPORTED CALM WINDS AND NO TURBULENCE. WITNESSES HEARD ACFT MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE IN VALLEY (VICINITY OF PASSENGER'S HOUSE) PRIOR TO MISHAP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1984 | Cessna 152 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | Dagnon Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 1984 | Cessna 152 | Jacksonville, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 9 Jun 1984 | Cessna 152 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1984 | Cessna 152 | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1984 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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