Cessna 152 accident near Mount Pleasant, MI
On May 26, 1996, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mount Pleasant, MI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 26, 1996
- Place
- Mount Pleasant, MI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.590°N, 84.771°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05706
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 26, 1996, at 1230 eastern daylight time (edt), a Cessna 152, N68610, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when on base leg in the traffic pattern for landing, it experienced a loss of control and impacted the terrain near Mount Pleasant, Michigan. According to witnesses the airplane stalled prior to impacting the terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A VFR flight plan was on file. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated at Pontiac, Michigan, at 1200 edt. An airframe and powerplant (A&P) employed by Pontiac Flight Service, Pontiac, Michigan, saw the pilot and passenger arrive at Pontiac Flight Service at approximately 1100 edt. He saw the pilot check the weather and file a VFR flight plan to Mount Pleasant, Michigan, via telephone with the Lansing, Michigan, Flight Service Station. The witness stated that the pilot then waited for a fuel truck to arrive at the airplane. The airplane was fueled by IFL East, Waterford, Michigan. "It had full fuel when it left Pontiac. He took on 13.3 gallons of 100 low lead." The A&P received the receipt for the fuel. The A&P watched the airplane take off shortly after being refueled. Approximately 1230 edt, an off-duty Mount Pleasant, Michigan fireman and his wife were traveling east toward the airport in their vehicle when he saw the airplane ahead of him above the trees. "I saw the airplane straight nose dive. The airplane was white and there was no noise. I lost i
Probable cause
loss of aircraft control by the pilot, due to cardiac arrest (heart attack).
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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.
