Cessna 152 N25038

Summary

On 29 April 1988 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25038, operated by Nick's Aircraft Sales, Inc., was involved in an accident near Dexter, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 April 1988 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dexter, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

36.7892, -89.9608

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N25038

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Nick's Aircraft Sales, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Malden → Paducah

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC88LA081

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLT, THE CFI SAID HE BEGAN TO LOSE ENGINE RPM. HE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE APT, WHEN HE HAD A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. AN EMERGENCY LDG WAS MADE ON A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. POST FLIGHT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL NOR FUEL SUPPLY FAILURES. CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING ACCORDING TO THE ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THE POWER FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.