Cessna 152 N93567

Summary

On 21 February 1986 at about 05:50 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93567, operated by Wilkes Aviation Center, Inc., was involved in an accident near Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 February 1986 at 05:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Wilkesboro (IKB)

Coordinates

36.1402, -81.1609

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N93567

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wilkes Aviation Center, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wilkesboro → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL86FA079

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

SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING ERRATICALLY OVER THE TOWN. IMC EXISTED IN THE AREA AT THE TIME. THE STUDENT PLT DID NOT HAVE ANY INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TIME LOGGED AND HIS PAX WAS NOT A PLT. THE ACFT WAS IN A DESCENDING TURN WHEN IT FLEW INTO THE TREES ON THE SIDE OF A HILL. THE STUDENT PLT WORKED FOR THE OWNER OF THE ACFT BUT DID NOT HAVE A FLT SCHEDULED FOR THAT DATE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.