Cessna 152 accident near Talladega, AL
On June 27, 1996, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Talladega, AL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 27, 1996
- Place
- Talladega, AL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.429°N, 86.091°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05903
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 27, 1996, at 0945 central daylight time, a Cessna C-152, N95396, collided with an antenna mounted on a fire watch tower on Horn Mountain near Talladega, Alabama. The business flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with a flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed; the private pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed Chattanooga, Tennessee, at 0651 hours. On June 27, 1996, at 1823, Anniston Automated Flight Service Station issued an alert notice for N95396 a Cessna C-152 which never arrived at the destination airport. On June 28, 1996, at 1400 central daylight time, the aircraft wreckage was located at the 1700 foot level of Horn Mountain. There were no witnesses to the accident. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION Information on the airplane is contained in this factual report on page 2 under the data field labeled "Aircraft Information." PERSONNEL INFORMATION Information on the First Pilot is included in this factual report on page 3 under the data file labeled "First Pilot." METOROLOGICAL INFORMATION Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Weather information is located at data field labeled " Weather information" on page three of this factual report. A review of weather data disclosed that conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice existed at the time of the accident. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION Examination of the accident site disclosed that, the airplane collided with an eighteen foot section of an ante
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid an antenna that was mounted on a Forest Service watch tower. The pilot's excessively low altitude flight was a related factor.
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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.
