Cessna 152 N93564

Summary

On 21 April 2003 at about 02:44 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93564 was involved in an accident near Red Owl, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 April 2003 at 02:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Red Owl, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

44.7203, -102.6592

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N93564

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Red Owl → Red Owl

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI03LA109

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during initial climb-out, resulting in the encountered stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses described the airplane departing a private airstrip, enter a turn and then suddenly descend to the ground in a nose-down/tail-up attitude. The student pilot reported that he had no memory of the accident flight. The pilot's last 90-day solo endorsement was on September 20, 2002. He reported his total flight time as 125.4 hours, of which 112.7 hours were in the accident airplane make and model. No anomalies were found with the airframe or the engine that could be associated with any pre-impact condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.