Cessna 152 N65618
10 May 1986 · Hallstead, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 May 1986 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N65618, operated by Charles Lewis, was involved in an accident near Hallstead, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hallstead, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kirkwood (5N5)
- Coordinates
- 41.9608, -75.7403
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N65618
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles Lewis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kirkwood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA123
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
THE AIRPORT IS LOCATED IN A VALLEY BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF MOUNTAINS ON THE NY/PA BORDER. THE PLT HAD COMPLETED TWO TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP AT NIGHT FOR NIGHT CURRENCY. AFTER TAKEOFF AND LEVELING OFF AT 2,000 FEET MSL AND DOWNWIND FOR A LEFT BASE TO RUNWAY 33, PLT WAS ABEAM APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 33 BEFORE LANDING CHECK COMPLETED, AND A 500 RATE OF DESCENT WAS ESTABLISHED. AFTER A LEFT TURN WAS MADE, PLT TURNED ON LANDING LIGHT, AND SAW THE TREES IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF HIM, AND HAD NO TIME TO REACT AND EXPERIENCED IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1986 | Cessna 152 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Crystal Shamrock Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1986 | Cessna 152 | Price, Utah, United States | Monarch Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1986 | Cessna 152 | Waipahu, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1986 | Cessna 152 | Drayton Plaines, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Nov 1986 | Cessna 152 | Ellicott, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1986 | Cessna 152II | Clewiston, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1986 | Glaser-Dirks DIRK-DG-400 | Julian, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1986 | Beechcraft V35B | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 1986 | Rockwell 114 | Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States | Glenn Bussard | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-46-310P | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Feb 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | Usair | Minor injuries | - |