Cessna 152 N48890
8 February 1988 · Palamino Valley, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 February 1988 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N48890, operated by Reno Flying Service, Inc, was involved in an accident near Palamino Valley, Nevada, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palamino Valley, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.5196, -119.8096
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N48890
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Reno Flying Service, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Reno → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA045
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 WAS PRACTICING 'S' TURNS OVER A ROADWAY WHEN ENGINE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT ON THE ROAD RESULTED IN A HIGH FLARE AND HARD LANDING, SHEARING THE NOSE GEAR. THE ACFT FLIPPED INVERTED. ENGINE INSPECTION AND TEST RUN REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. NO MECHANICAL REASON WAS FOUND FOR POWER LOSS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 60 DEGREES F AND THE DEW POINT WAS 30 DEGREES F. THIS TEMPERATURE/DEW POINT WAS IN A RANGE WHERE CARBURETOR ICING WAS PROBABLE (VISIBLE ICING) AT RATED POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1988 | Cessna 152 II | Gilcrest, Colorado, United States | Larry J. Kuebrich | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Cessna 152 | Underwood, Iowa, United States | Sky Harbor | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1988 | Cessna 152 | Haleiwa, Hawaii, United States | Hickam-Wheeler Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1988 | Cessna 152 | East Liverpool, Ohio, United States | Central Air FLT. Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1988 | Cessna 152 | Upland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1988 | Cessna 152 | Tomball, Texas, United States | Merri Worth Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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