Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 152 N5329B

13 January 1994 · Casselton, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 January 1994 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5329B, operated by Aircraft Investments, Inc., was involved in an accident near Casselton, North Dakota, United States. One person was 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 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Casselton, North Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Casselton Regional (5N8)
Coordinates
46.9293, -96.8297
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N5329B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Aircraft Investments, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI94LA063

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the student's failure to attain proper runway alignment and to maintain directional control. A factor related to the accident was the snow covered runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A NIGHT LANDING ON A RUNWAY WITH COMPACTED, PATCHY, SNOW AREAS. HE SAID HIS FINAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY'S CENTERLINE. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BEGAN ROLLING ON A SNOW BANK THAT PROTRUDED APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET INWARD FROM THE RUNWAY'S EDGE. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED ON THE LEFT TIRE THAT BECAME STUCK IN THE SNOW BANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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