Cessna 152 N48720
2 November 1994 · Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 November 1994 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N48720 was involved in an accident near Rock Hill, South Carolina, 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 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9297, -81.0209
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N48720
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL95LA010
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE STUDENT PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE ON A LOCAL SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES THAT WERE ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST IN A RIVER, UPRIGHT AND PARTIALLY SUBMERGED. WATER DEPTH WAS ABOUT FOUR FEET. THE UNINJURED, STUDENT PILOT WADED TO SHORE AND AWAITED RESCUE. HE STATED IN HIS REPORT THAT HE SUFFERED A TOTAL LAPSE OF JUDGEMENT, AND DECIDED TO BUZZ A DESERTED STRETCH OF THE RIVER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1994 | Cessna 152 | Lebanon, Tennessee, United States | Smyrna Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1994 | Cessna 152 | Osprey, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1994 | Cessna 152 | Petaluma, California, United States | Dick Hodge | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1994 | Cessna 152 | Fallbrook, California, United States | Four Winds Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1994 | Cessna 152 | Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States | Flight Training Intl. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1994 | Cessna 152-II | Enfield, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1994 | Helio HE391B | Saluda, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-28-180 | St. Matthews, South Carolina, United States | JB Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-22-160 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1994 | Cessna 150L | N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1994 | Cessna 188 | Latta, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1994 | Cessna 172K | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |