Cessna 152 accident near Sherrill, IA
On December 17, 1998, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sherrill, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 17, 1998
- Place
- Sherrill, IA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.600°N, 90.781°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11520
NTSB summary
History of Flight On December 17, 1998, at 1042 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N5314B, operated by the University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, was destroyed when it impacted the ground during a forced landing. After impact, the airplane nosed over and burned. The commercial pilot, a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) who worked as a flight instructor for the university's flight department, received fatal injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed from the Dubuque Airport on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. A witness, who was also a CFI for the University of Dubuque and a friend and colleague of the accident pilot, reported that he and the accident pilot had made arrangements to go fly on the morning of the accident. The witness reported that the pilot wanted to do some pleasure flying, since most of the flying he had recently flown had involved giving flight instruction. The two pilots met at the airport on the morning of the accident. The witness reported the accident pilot flew a Cessna 152, N5314B (14B), and the witness flew a Cessna 172, N737EQ (7EQ). The witness reported both airplanes were fueled and fuel samples were taken from both airplanes prior to takeoff. He reported that "extensive pre-flights" were conducted on both airplanes. He reported that the pilots had agreed to depart to the north and rendezvous over the John Deere airstrip, which was a closed airport approximately 7 miles to the north. He reported the pilots changed frequencies to 123.45 over the John Deere airstrip in order to commu
Probable cause
the pilot continued flying with a known discrepancy and he failed to maintain airspeed and lost control of the airplane while attempting a forced landing. Factors included the tailwind and the undetermined loss of power.
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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.
