Cessna 152 N6294M
8 February 1999 · Sanford, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 February 1999 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6294M was involved in an accident near Sanford, North 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 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sanford, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sanford Lee County (W77)
- Coordinates
- 35.4707, -79.1802
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N6294M
- 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
- MIA99LA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilots failure to maintain directional control during an attempted touch and go landing. This resulted in the airplane veering off the left side of the runway, and subsequent on-ground collision with a ditch and nosed over inverted..
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was attempting a touch and go landing and failed to maintain directional control after applying full power. The airplane veered to the left off the side of the runway into the grass, crossed a taxiway, went into the grass, collided with a ditch, and nosed over inverted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1999 | Cessna 152 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | Profile Aviation Center Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1999 | Cessna 152 | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1999 | Cessna 152 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1999 | Cessna 152 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Cessna 152 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | South Bay Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1999 | Cessna 152 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1999 | Cessna 305C | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1999 | Lake LA-4-200 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Gregory A. Crawford | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1999 | Cessna 172 | Fontana, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jan 1999 | Piper PA-28-210T | Washington, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1999 | Piper PA-28-181 | Brevard, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 1999 | Beechcraft BE-100 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | Carroll G. Smith | No injuries | - |