Cessna 152 N67495

Summary

On 19 August 2000 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N67495 was involved in an accident near Culpeper, Virginia, 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

19 August 2000 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Culpeper Regional Airport (CJR)

Coordinates

38.4693, -78.0003

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N67495

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Culpeper → Fredricksburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC00LA234

Nobody was injured.

The partial loss of power due to an inadequate annual inspection, which resulted in the throttle linkage becoming disconnected from the throttle.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot departed the airport for the last leg of the solo cross-country flight. About 50 feet above the runway, the engine RPMs suddenly and smoothly dropped to an estimated 1700 RPMs, 'as if the throttle was being pulled back.' The student pilot advanced and retarded the throttle several times; however, the engine maintained a constant speed of 1700 RPMs. He pulled the mixture to the cut-off position, and performed an emergency landing in a field. Examination of the airplane revealed the throttle linkage had become disconnected from the throttle. The linkage was reconnected and the engine was started. While the engine was running, the linkage was disconnected again, and the engine RPMs decreased to 1500 RPMs. The last annual inspection was performed on April 21, 2000, and the airplane had accumulated 79 flight hours since then.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.