Cessna 152 N4591P
20 September 1992 · Ottawa, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 September 1992 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4591P, operated by Legends, R.e. & J.k. Brown, was involved in an accident near Ottawa, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ottawa, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ottawa (C13)
- Coordinates
- 41.3497, -88.8304
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N4591P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Legends, R.e. & J.k. Brown
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → St. Louis
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92FA282
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN A PROPER AIRSPEED WHICH LED TO AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHERE THE PILOT COULD NOT PERFORM A RECOVERY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TURNING AS IF TO RETURN FOR LANDING. A WITNESS REPORTED OBSERVING IT MANEUVERING TO LINE UP FOR A LANDING ON THE RUNWAY OPPOSITE ITS TAKEOFF RUNWAY. THE WITNESS STATED HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE WINGS LEVEL AND MOVING SIDEWAYS. THE AIRPLANE THEN STALLED AND SPUN TO THE GROUND. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN FAA-APPROVED SHORT TAKEOFF OR LANDING (STOL) WING MODIFICATION. THE HEIGHT OF THE WING FLOW FENCES WERE FOUND TO BE INCORRECT ACCORDING TO THE STC DRAWINGS. AN FAA TEST PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD REQUIRED THAT THE FLOW FENCES BE LOWERED DUE TO AERODYNAMIC INSTABILITIES WITH FENCES TOO HIGH. OTHER SIMILAR AIRPLANES WERE FOUND WITH THE WING FLOW FENCES TOO HIGH. INVESTIGATION INTO THE PILOT'S FLYING HABITS REVEALED THAT HE OFTEN PERFORMED WING'S LEVEL RUDDER TURNS. THE INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED A PARTIAL MAGNETO FAILURE WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Perry, Florida, United States | Comair Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Michigan City, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | C & G Aircraft Sales, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Register Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Naples, Florida, United States | Naples Air Center, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Knightdale, North Carolina, United States | Raleigh East Airport | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1992 | Cessna 177 | Manlius, Illinois, United States | Grand Lake Air Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
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| 28 Aug 1992 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Morton Grove, Illinois, United States | Airborne Express Inc. | No injuries | - |
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