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Cessna 152 N46911

13 July 1995 · Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 July 1995 at about 20:41 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N46911, operated by Stensin Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 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 20:41
Classification
Accident
Location
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Beaver County (BVI)
Coordinates
40.7598, -80.3208
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N46911
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Stensin Aviation 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
NYC95LA158

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control after touchdown.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING THE FINAL LANDING OF HIS 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE FIRST VEERED RIGHT, THEN WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED CORRECTION, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ACROSS THE GRASS, WENT OVER THE TOP OF AN EMBANKMENT, AND STOPPED WHEN IT STRUCK TREES AND BRUSH. THE FAA REPORTED THAT NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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