Cessna 152 N4740H

Summary

On 26 September 1991 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4740H, operated by Executive Flight, Inc., was involved in an accident near Malaga, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 September 1991 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Malaga, Washington, United States

Coordinates

47.3206, -120.1897

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N4740H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Executive Flight, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wenatchee → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA91LA252

Nobody was injured.

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S FAILURE TO INSURE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE DURING THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE 1) RISING TERRAIN, 2) HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITION, AND 3) THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S DELAY OF THE GO-AROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

FOLLOWING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING PRACTICE, THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND MANEUVER. THE TEMPERATURE WAS REPORTED AS 81 DEGREES F. WITHIN 5 MILES OF THE 1200 FT MSL ACCIDENT SITE. DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE SITE WAS ESTIMATED AT 3000 FT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, WHO HAD ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO EXECUTE THE GO-AROUND TOWARD RISING TERRAIN, TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIATED A TURN AWAY FROM THE TERRAIN BUT RECOGNIZED THAT A SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND WAS NOT FORTHCOMING. HE THEN EXECUTED A CONTROLLED COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.