Cessna A152 N761ED
6 May 1987 · Gobles, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 May 1987 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna A152 registered N761ED was involved in an accident near Gobles, Michigan, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gobles, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wesler Field (OOC)
- Coordinates
- 42.3592, -85.8700
- Aircraft
- Cessna A152
- Registration
- N761ED
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lowell → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87LA123
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
DURING THE THIRD LEG OF A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN HIS EYES WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 27. HE STATED HE FIRST SAW THE SET OF POWER LINES WHEN THEY WERE ABOUT 25 FEET AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DESCEND BELOW THE WIRES, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE BOTTOM SET OF WIRES. THE PLANE PITCHED DOWN AND IMPACTED ABOUT 75 FEET FROM THE WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1987 | Cessna A152 | Cocoa, Florida, United States | Merritt Island Flying SER. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1987 | Cessna A152 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Northwind Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1987 | Cessna A152 | Benson, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 1986 | Cessna A152 | Old Monroe, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1986 | Cessna A152 | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1985 | Cessna A152 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Gulf Coast Tracor, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Hudson, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1987 | Cessna 152 | Marine City, Michigan, United States | Marine City Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-32-260 | Byron Center, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1987 | Piper J3C | Midland, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1987 | Cessna 150J | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Charles Spicer | No injuries | - |