Cessna 152 N25934

Summary

On 20 May 1988 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25934, operated by Hudson General, was involved in an accident near Heber City, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 May 1988 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Heber City, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.4292, -111.1893

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N25934

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hudson General

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Heber City → Salt Lake City

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN88FA110

2 people died.

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 CFI AND STUDENT PLT WERE ON A ROUND-ROBIN CROSS-COUNTRY FLT. A WITNESS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE SAID HE SAW AN AIRPLANE FLYING 'UP A CANYON QUITE SLOW AND LOW'. THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED OVERDUE AND FOUND THE NEXT DAY IN A 'BOX CANYON' AT THE 8,500 FOOT LEVEL. THE PORTION OF THE CANYON WHERE THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE WIDE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES AND STEEP TERRAIN IN A NEAR VERTICAL, NOSE LOW, RT WING LOW ATTITUDE. NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE, ENGINE OR PROPELLER WAS FOUND. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED TO BE 10,278 FEET. THE TERRAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE RISES TO OVER 11,000 FEET.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.