Cessna 152 N757XP

Summary

On 13 January 1987 at about 17:55 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N757XP, operated by Midland Aviation Corp., was involved in an accident near Columbia, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 January 1987 at 17:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Owens Downtown (CUB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N757XP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Midland Aviation Corp.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87LA059

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

THE STUDENT PLT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL ANYTHING ABOUT THE ACDT. A PLT/A&P OBSERVING THE T.O. STATED THAT THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AND CLIMBED TO 50-60 FT. WHEN A FLOCK OF BLACK BIRDS FLEW UP INTO THE PATH OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT PITCHEDUP, YAWED SLIGHTLY, TURNED ABOUT ITS VERTICAL AXIS AND DROPPED INTO A DITCH. ANOTHER WITNESS DESCRIBED THE FINAL MANEUVER AS ABOUT 3/4 TURN PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. THE STUDENT PLT HAD A TOTAL OF 5 HRS. SOLO AND 46 HRS TOTAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.