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Cessna 152 N46354

10 January 1987 · Palo Alto, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 10 January 1987 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N46354, operated by Sundowner Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Palo Alto, California, 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.

The record

Date
at 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
Nearest airport
Palo Alto (PAO)
Coordinates
37.4496, -122.1006
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N46354
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Sundowner Flying Club
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Palo Alto → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX87LA080

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 STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST FINISHED PRACTICING 4 TOUCH-AND-GO WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO PRACTICE 5 SOLO TOUCH-AND-GO. ON THE TAKE-OFF RUN JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION, THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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