Cessna 152 N67492
28 January 1993 · Durango, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 January 1993 at about 18:46 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N67492, operated by Durango Air Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Durango, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.2704, -107.8803
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N67492
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Durango Air Service, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN93LA024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
POWER LOSS DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATED FUEL. A FACTOR WAS: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE, WITH AN INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT ABOARD, WAS FULL OF FUEL WHEN THEY TOOK OFF FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. AFTER 45 MINUTES, THEY TURNED BACK AND WHEN THEY WERE ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND RPM DROPPED STEADILY FROM FULL POWER TO A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE POWER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN DEEP SNOW AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE ENGINE WAS LATER FUNCTIONALLY TESTED AND IT OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. THE OPERATOR SAID THE AIRPLANE HAD NOT FLOWN RECENTLY AND THERE HAD BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL SNOW FALL. HE SUSPECTED THE FUEL MAY HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1993 | Cessna 152 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | Beene, Charles W. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1993 | Cessna 152 | Compton, California, United States | Consolidated Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1993 | Cessna 152 | Apple Valley, California, United States | Midfield Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1993 | Cessna 152 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Hale, Demetrius | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 1993 | Cessna 152 | Dunsmuir, California, United States | Palo Alto Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1993 | Cessna 152 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Rick Aviation | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 22 Oct 1993 | Beechcraft A36TC | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1993 | Bellanca BL17-31ATC | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1993 | Cessna 210 | Monte Vista, Colorado, United States | Anderson, Robert W. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1993 | Cessna R172K | Mancos, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1993 | Cessna A185F | Maybell, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |