Cessna 152 accident near Edgewater, MD
On June 15, 1997, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Edgewater, MD. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 15, 1997
- Place
- Edgewater, MD
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.899°N, 76.540°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08209
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 15, 1997, at 1705 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N93908, was destroyed when it collided with terrain during an uncontrolled descent after takeoff from Lee Airport near Edgewater, Maryland. The certificated Airline Transport Pilot and the certificated Airline Transport Pilot flight instructor, the sole occupants, were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a Visual Flight Rules flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Lee Airport approximately 1610. The pilot and the flight instructor were members of the NAVAIR Flying Club, co-located with the Fort Meade Flying Activity, at Lee Airport in Edgewater, Maryland. According to NAVAIR Flying Club records, the purpose of the flight was to complete an initial aircraft check for the pilot in the Cessna 152. The check was part of new member in-processing. The pilot was re-joining the NAVAIR club after a 9 year absence. Witnesses reported that the airplane had completed three previous takeoffs and landings. On the fourth takeoff, the airplane reached an altitude of approximately 150 feet in a nose high attitude with the engine developing "full" power. They reported that the engine sputtered, the nose lowered, the engine power resumed, the right wing dropped, then the airplane spiraled to the left and struck the ground nose first. In a written statement, one witness reported: "..at an altitude of 150 feet, I observed the aircraft go into an extremely nose high attitude, if you used a clock face to describe th
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive maneuver at a low altitude, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
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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.
