Cessna 152 N22LU

Summary

On 21 December 1997 at about 19:50 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N22LU, operated by Fare Share Ltd, was involved in an accident near Spring City, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 December 1997 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Spring City, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.1705, -75.5409

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N22LU

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fare Share Ltd

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pottstown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC98FA048

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot and passenger were on a local flight, and a few minutes after departure witnesses saw the airplane flying level about 1,000 feet above the ground.. This was followed by a power reduction, a pitch up of the nose, and what the witness said appeared to be an entry into a stall. The left wing rotated 90 degrees down, followed by the nose which dropped down, and the airplane was pointed to the ground. The airplane rotated once on its axis, and then stopped rotating, but was still pointed down and accelerating. The nose of the airplane started to pull up, but the airplane impacted the ground prior to recovery from the maneuver. The witness reported that after the power reduction, he did not hear the engine, but did hear wind noise. No evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction was found. The leading edge of the horizontal stabilizers were bent down, and the wings were bowed up.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.