Cessna 152 N5111H
14 March 2002 · Christopher, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 March 2002 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5111H was involved in an accident near Christopher, Illinois, 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 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Christopher, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9699, -89.0500
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N5111H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Benton → Carbondale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CHI02LA092
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The in-flight collision with a Canadian goose, which caused substantial damage to the airplane's right wing. A factor to the accident was the dark night light condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While in cruise flight the airplane encountered a flock of Canada geese and impacted a goose with the right wing. The pilot reported that he immediately climbed to a higher altitude and landed without any difficulties. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2002 | Cessna 152 | NAS Whidbey, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2002 | Cessna 152 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Aero Club de Honduras | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 May 2002 | Cessna 152M | Forest, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Cessna 152 | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2002 | Cessna 152 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2002 | Cessna 152 | Houston, Texas, United States | National Aviation Services, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
All 3,030 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2002 | Beechcraft V35B | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Jacobs RUTAN VARI VIGGEN | Urbana, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Corken/Guillet CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Kaneville, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 2002 | Piper PA 28-181 | Sandwich, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2002 | Cessna 172R | Greenwood, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2002 | Boeing 757-33N | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Trans Air | No injuries | - |