Cessna 152 N24316

Summary

On 27 April 1996 at about 03:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N24316, operated by Great Western Aviation, was involved in an accident near Erda, Utah, 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.

Date

27 April 1996 at 03:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Erda, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Bolinder-Tooele Valley (TVY)

Coordinates

40.5701, -112.3292

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N24316

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Great Western Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

SEA96LA084

Nobody was injured.

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Darkness was a related factor.

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

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The pilot stated that while attempting a night landing, he 'came in, touched down then flared off the runway.' He stated that he started to attempt a go-around but 'the next thing I knew I was nose down in the dirt', approximately 1,100 feet beyond the approach end of the runway and to the left of the runway. The pilot reported that he had 86.2 hours of total pilot time at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.