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Cessna 152 N5117B

14 October 1987 · Columbia, South Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 October 1987 at about 16:55 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5117B, operated by Eagle Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Columbia, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Columbia Metro (CAE)
Coordinates
34.0007, -81.0309
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N5117B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL88LA011

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING SOLO FOR THE FIRST TIME. TWO LANDINGS HAD BEEN COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE FINAL APPROACH AND TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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