Cessna 152 accident near Coeur d'Alene, ID
On May 28, 1999, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Coeur d'Alene, ID. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 28, 1999
- Place
- Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.852°N, 116.475°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010806X01607
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 28, 1999, at 1236 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152 airplane, N714UZ, registered to and operated by Felts Field Aviation, Spokane, Washington, departed Felts Field in Spokane on a planned 1 hour and 30 minute 14 CFR 91 local instructional flight with a student pilot and a certificated flight instructor (CFI, who was an airline transport pilot and the pilot-in-command of the flight) aboard. When the aircraft failed to return to Felts Field, a search was initiated, but the search failed to locate the missing aircraft and authorities suspended the search on June 8, 1999. The aircraft remained missing until July 24, 2001, when the aircraft wreckage was discovered by chance in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest approximately 15 nautical miles northeast of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, by a U.S. Forest Service employee performing routine duties in the area. Both aircraft occupants were found to have been fatally injured, and the aircraft had been destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. Visual meteorological conditions were reported at Coeur d'Alene at 1255 on the day of the disappearance. The aircraft was not on a flight plan, and there was no report of any emergency locator transmitter (ELT) activation associated with the accident aircraft. According to officials at Felts Field Aviation, the flight was supposed to be a final opportunity for the student pilot to hone his skills prior to taking the checkride to earn his private pilot certificate. Air traffic control (ATC) radar recorded a 1200 beacon code track departing Felts Field at 1236 and tracki
Probable cause
The flight crew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in a stall and uncontrolled collision with terrain. A factor was mountainous/hilly 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.
