Cessna 152 F-GLPO

Summary

On 8 January 2012 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered F-GLPO, operated by Aero-Club Les Ailerons d'Enghien-Moisselles, was involved in an accident near Moisselles, France. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 January 2012 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Moisselles, France

Nearest airport

Enghien-Moisselles Airfield (LFFE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

F-GLPO

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aero-Club Les Ailerons d'Enghien-Moisselles

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moisselles → Moisselles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN12WA504

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 8, 2012, about 1615 UTC, a Cessna 152, French registration F-GLPO, operated by Aero-Club Les Ailerons d'Enghien-Moisselles, was substantially damaged when it abruptly dove toward the ground and crashed on the Enghien-Moisselles Airfield, Moisselles, France. The pilot and a passenger on board the airplane were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled personal flight had departed Moisselles about 1605 UTC. Witnesses and radar trajectory data confirmed the airplane was stabilized over the airfield at 800 feet agl when it dove abruptly and hit the ground with a lot of energy. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of France. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the French BEA at: Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile Zone Sud – Batiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aeroport du Borget F-93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Telephone: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Facsimile: +33 1 49 92 72 03 web: www.bea.aero

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.