Cessna 152 accident near Walkersville, MD
On November 11, 1993, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Walkersville, MD. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 11, 1993
- Place
- Walkersville, MD
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.480°N, 77.350°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13690
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 10, 1993, about 1945 hours eastern standard time, N47456, a Cessna 152, operated by the Control Aero Corporation flight school, Frederick, Maryland, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with terrain following an uncontrolled descent in Walkersville, Maryland. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The local instructional night flight departed from Frederick and was conducted under 14 CFR 91. According to the vice president of the flight school, he had spoken to the CFI and student pilot between 1905 and 1915 hours on the evening of the accident just prior to their departure from the flight school office to the flight line. Nothing "unusual" was noted by the vice president during the meeting. The accident airplane had been flown earlier that day and was "topped off" with fuel prior to the accident flight. The vice president stated that the airplane probably departed the Frederick Airport about 1930 hours. No record of communications before or during the flight was found between the pilot of the accident airplane and any FAA facility. About 1945 hours, a resident of a farm located about 1/4 mile from the accident site reported that he ". . . saw a red light (like a brake light) over my barn going straight down at an angle. . . . The next instant I heard a boom. I did not hear the airplane, but machinery and radio were on." The wife of the resident reported that she ". . . heard a noise like an airplane engine missing . . . cut
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) BY TEACHING STALLS AND SLOW FLIGHT TO A PRE-SOLO STUDENT ON A DARK NIGHT, AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN (OR REGAIN) CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTOR'S RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CFI'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION, AND DARKNESS.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
