Cessna 152 N25592

Summary

On 7 December 1986 at about 08:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25592, operated by Executive Flyers, Inc., was involved in an accident near Davis, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 December 1986 at 08:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Davis, California, United States

Coordinates

38.5493, -121.7995

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N25592

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Executive Flyers, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sacramento → Davis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX87LA059

1 person had minor injuries.

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

A CESSNA 152 NOSED OVER IN A ROUGH PLOWED FIELD AFTER A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON A NIGHT VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS ON A DATE WITH HIS GIRL FRIEND AND OFFERED TO DEMONSTRATE NEGATIVE GRAVITY TO HER. HE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 2,600 FEET MSL. DURING THE RECOVERY FROM THE RESULTING DIVE, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND WOULD PRODUCE ONLY PARTIAL POWER. THE PILOT CHECKED THE MIXTURE CONTROL, THE MAGNETOS, FUEL QUANITY, FUEL VALVE, AND CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY PRODUCE 1,400 RPM AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A ROUGH PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BY AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES IN THE ENGINE CONTROLS OR AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.