Cessna 152 N6471L

Summary

On 6 February 1990 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6471L, operated by Westwind Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 February 1990 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.6806, -112.0903

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6471L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Westwind Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX90FA083

1 person 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 SOLO STUDENT PILOT RENTED THE CESSNA 152 FROM THE OPERATOR TO PRACTICE MANEUVERS. GROUND WITNESSES IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT HEARD A LOUD ENGINE NOISE. THEY BOTH LOOKED UP TO SEE A PORTION O THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING MISSING AS THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE GROUND UNDER HIGH ENGINE POWER. ALL FRACTURES AT THE SEPARATION POINTS EXHIBITED OVERLOAD CHARACTERISTICS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.