Cessna 152 N108ES
7 January 2001 · Spanish Fork, Utah, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 January 2001 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N108ES was involved in an accident near Spanish Fork, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spanish Fork, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.1844, -111.7033
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N108ES
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Spanish Fork → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- DEN01LA039
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
Improper weather evaluation by both the pilot and pilot/passenger, and the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC resulting in his spatial disorientation. Factors were the pilot rated passenger's spatial disorientation, fog, and night conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he and pilot-rated passenger assessed the weather conditions before departing on the local night flight, and determined it was safe to fly. The pilot estimated the visibility to be 5 miles. Shortly after takeoff, both the pilot and pilot rated passenger lost sight of the ground and horizon. The pilot wrote, "I felt the passenger/pilot grab the [control] yoke. I asked what he was doing. He said he felt we were turning. I then noticed we were going down." The pilot-rated passenger said they were "disoriented. [The pilot] thought we should descend a little. That's what we were doing when we hit the lake. We didn't really see it coming." He made no mention of control interference. Neither pilot was instrument rated. The airplane impacted a frozen lake, skidded about 300 feet, and fell through the ice. A witness reported that the visibility was 2 miles in fog.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2001 | Cessna 152 | Corning, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2001 | Cessna 152 | Gallipolis, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2001 | Cessna 152 | Newark, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2001 | Cessna 152 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 2001 | Cessna 152 | Hayward, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2001 | Cessna 152 | Elberton, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 2001 | Erco 415-C | Ivins, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2001 | Cessna 140 | Nephi, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2001 | Cessna 177RG | St. George, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2001 | Piper J3C-65 | Morgan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2001 | Boeing Stearman E75 | Heber, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2001 | Agusta A119 | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |