Cessna 152 II N68183
1 March 1985 · Wayne City, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 March 1985 at about 03:15 local time, a Cessna 152 II registered N68183 was involved in an accident near Wayne City, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wayne City, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.3407, -88.5798
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 II
- Registration
- N68183
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kingsport → Mt. Vernon
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA127
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
WHILE EN ROUTE ON A NIGHT X-COUNTRY FLT THE ACFT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION. AN EMERGENCY LNDG WAS ATTEMPTED TO A ROAD. THE ACFT STRUCK A POWER POLE THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE IN THE DARKNESS AND THEN HUNG UP IN THE WIRES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS DISLODGED FROM THE WIRES AND IT FELL TO THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1985 | Cessna 152 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | Woodrow P. Mullen | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Albert, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152 | Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1985 | Cessna 152 | Pell City, Alabama, United States | Charles Harmon | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1985 | Cessna 170A | Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | Paul E. van Houten | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States | Frank J. Altadonna | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1985 | Beechcraft BE 36 | Odell, Illinois, United States | Eugene Bouska | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1985 | Cessna 404 II | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1985 | Cessna 172M | Mt Sterling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-32-301 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Holiday Airways | No injuries | - |