Cessna 152 N95655

Summary

On 19 April 2001 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N95655 was involved in an accident near La Grange, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 April 2001 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

La Grange, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

38.4150, -85.4211

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N95655

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC01FA102

1 person died.

The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering the airplane at low altitude. A factor was the pilot's overconfidence in his abilities.

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The student pilot was maneuvering the airplane in the vicinity of family members, at altitudes ranging between 100 and 300 feet above the ground. After maneuvering for about 5 minutes, which included circling and wagging wings, the airplane headed southwest, then suddenly nose-dived into the ground. The student pilot had about 35 hours of flight time prior to the accident flight, including 1.1 hours during another solo flight earlier the same day. Weather at the time of the accident included clear skies and winds less than 10 knots. There was no evidence of mechanical malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.