Cessna 152 accident near Spring City, PA
On December 21, 1997, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Spring City, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 21, 1997
- Place
- Spring City, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.170°N, 75.541°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09357
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 21, 1997, about 1450 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N22LU, was destroyed when it struck the ground while maneuvering near Spring City, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated from the Pottstown Limerick Airport, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, about 1445. No flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot's wife, the pilot had planned to give his father a ride. The airplane was available early, and the pilot offered to give a neighbor a short airplane ride before giving his father a ride. The pilot's wife added that the passenger had flown with her husband before. Two witnesses saw the airplane in level flight a few minutes after departure. One witness, a rated pilot reported that the airplane was about 1,000 feet above the ground, heading in a southeasterly direction. He heard a power reduction and saw the nose of the airplane pitch up to what he estimated was about 15 degrees. He thought the airplane might have entered a stall. The left wing dropped, followed by the nose of the airplane. The airplane started to rotate counter clock wise, with the nose straight down. It rotated 360 degrees and then the rotation stopped, but the nose remained pointed down, and the airplane continued to accelerate. As the airplane neared the ground, the pitch attitude of the airplane changed like the pilot was pulling out of the maneuver, and then the airplane disappeared behind trees, and imp
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.
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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.
