Cessna 150M N66452

Summary

On 2 March 1988 at about 00:04 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N66452, operated by Washington Aeronautics Co., was involved in an accident near Crane, Indiana, 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.

Date

2 March 1988 at 00:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Crane, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

38.8895, -86.8993

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N66452

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Washington Aeronautics Co.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brazil → French Lick

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI88LA071

Nobody was injured.

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

N66452, COLLIDED WITH A STREET SIGNPOST AT THE CRANE NAVAL DEPOT, CRANE, IN, DURING LANDING ROLL AFTER A PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY LANDING. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE STUDENT WAS ON THE RETURN LEG OF A TWO-LEG SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE BECAME LOST DURING THE FLIGHT, AND DECIDED TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO LOW FUEL AND IMPENDING DARKNESS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.