Cessna 152 N7385W

Summary

On 5 August 2000 at about 01:05 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N7385W, operated by Flight Training Ltd., was involved in an accident near Arthur, North Dakota, 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

5 August 2000 at 01:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Arthur, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Arthur Airport (1A2)

Coordinates

47.0992, -97.2108

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N7385W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Flight Training Ltd.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fargo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI00LA245

Nobody was injured.

the water contamination found in the fuel and the pilot misjudging his altitude during the emergency procedure. A factor was the terrain condition of the corn crop.

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The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with crops and terrain during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power. The pilot was uninjured. The pilot said he felt he had the runway made and set up for a slightly wide base leg to lose excess altitude. He said that on final, the approach looked good but slightly high, so he lowered 10 degrees of flaps. He stated that it then appeared the glide was going to be short. The pilot further said, 'Realizing I would not make the runway I banked slightly to the left in an attempt to land in the soybean field east of the corn field I was over. Just before impact I flared slightly and the aircraft struck the corn field and nosed over, landing on its back. I was uninjured and exited the aircraft.' A Federal Aviation Administration inspector performed an on-scene examination of the wreckage. The inspector's report states, 'Prior to engine test run and after aircraft was turned right side up, approximately one teaspoon of water was drained from sumps. Possible fuel contamination suspected. Static engine test run was satisfactory.'

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