Cessna152

At 19:14 MST, a Cessna 152 was destroyed during a forced landing near Buckeye, but neither occupant was injured. The pilot told investigators he had computed the fuel requirement for the flight by using the fuel consumption chart in the pilot operators handbook and believed he had 3 hours 55 minutes of fuel available. At the time the engine quit, the Hobbs meter showed that 3 hours 20 minutes had elapsed. When further asked about his planning, he acknowledged that he had not considered the additional fuel requirements for his initial takeoff and climb, nor seven other landings and takeoffs that he subsequently made during the flight. Aircraft retrieval personnel recovered less than 2 gallon…

At 22:45 PDT, a Cessna 152 struck rising terrain while maneuvering near Ventura. The two aboard were killed. The flight had originated from Santa Barbara about 20 minutes earlier. IMC prevailed at the accident site and no flight plan was filed. A witness was walking on the beach about 22:30 when he saw an aircraft flying along the coastline at about 100 feet. He said the southbound aircraft made a left turn and flew inland less than a mile before turning southbound again. The aircraft disappeared from his view in a coastal fogbank that was also obscuring steeply rising terrain farther south. The accident site was about 550 up terrain that rose to less than 600 feet….

At about 15:50 EST, a Cessna 152 crashed during takeoff from a private grass strip in Rising Sun. The two CFIs aboard were uninjured. One CFI was giving a biennial flight review to the other. After about 15 minutes of performing maneuvers in the local practice area, the pilots decided to perform touch-and-goes at a nearby private grass strip. They determined the winds were from the northwest at 5-10 knots and landed on runway 31. The strip sloped uphill, with power lines at the departure end and trees at the approach end. The flying CFI tried to make a short-field takeoff but the other CFI aborted the attempt. The flying CFI then taxied to the end of the strip and tried to take off in the op…

At 18:25 CST, a Cessna 152 struck railroad tracks during an aborted landing near Fort Worth. The solo student pilot was not injured. The pilot said he was doing touch and goes at Hicks Airfield when he overshot the turn to final. When he recovered, the airplane touched down on the right main, bounced to the left main and turned 45 degrees to the runway. He added full power to go around, but the left wing struck a tree and the airplane crashed onto railroad tracks….

At 09:50 CST, a Cessna 152 crashed while maneuvering near Carlisle, killing the student pilot. A witness said he was traveling north on Highway 13 when he saw an aircraft to his west descending straight down, and he watched the aircraft until it went out of view behind some trees. He further reported that he could see the bottom of the aircrafts wings and fuselage and thought the aircraft was a model airplane until he saw black smoke rising from behind the trees. The aircrafts engine was found buried 4 feet deep in the initial ground impact crater….

At 12:00 CST, a Cessna 152 nosed over during a forced landing in a field southeast of Butler. The CFI and student pilot on board were not injured. The CFI reported that he inadvertently pulled the mixture control back instead of the throttle when practicing a simulated loss of engine power. The airplane struck a hole in the ground and nosed over during the subsequent forced landing….

At approximately 11:32 eastern time, a Cessna 152 was substantially damaged during takeoff from Cross Keys Airport. The two occupants were not injured. The pilot, who held a flight instructor certificate and was flying from the right seat, reported that the controls felt spongy during takeoff. About half way down the runway, he felt a snap, and experienced a partial control failure. The pilot then felt a second snap and the right control yoke broke off the control column. He reduced the power and the airplane began to drift toward the right side of the runway. The airplane then impacted the middle of a 40-foot tall tree, and came to rest inverted on the ground. The pilot-rated passen…

At 18:32 Pacific time, a Cessna 152 struck the ground short of the runway, seriously injuring the flight instructor and leaving the student pilot with minor injuries. The student said the aircraft was trailing about 30 seconds behind two Life Flight helicopters (Bell 230 and BK 117) on final approach to runway 02. After the helicopters crossed over the airport boundary fence (about 500 feet before the end of the runway) they made a right turn for landing on the ramp. The student stated that he was on the controls at the time, and at about 100 feet above ground level and 60 knots, the aircraft suddenly rolled to the right about 90 degrees. The flight instructor took over the controls and righ…

At 14:09 mountain time, a Cessna 152 crashed near Karval, killing the pilot. The flight originated from Ellicott, Colo., approximately one hour before the accident. Denver Center reported the pilot began squawking 7700 moments before the airplane disappeared from their radar screen. Flight Watch reported the pilot radioed them saying that he was in some clouds and was having difficulty flying the airplane. VMC prevailed in the area….

At 17:48 mountain time, a Cessna 152 lost power and was damaged in a forced landing near Roswell. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The flight instructor said the engine stopped producing power and he performed a night forced landing to a dark area. During the forced landing the airplane struck a wire and then the ground….