Cessna 152 accident near Poplarville, MS
On November 16, 2001, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Poplarville, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 16, 2001
- Place
- Poplarville, MS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.737°N, 89.368°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011130X02323
Official records · MIA02FA032
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3 - Factual Report of Group Chairman: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 1: Document (TXT), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 2: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 3: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 4: Document (TXT), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
History of the Flight On November 16, 2001, at about 0154 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N89645, registered to an individual, collided with trees and crashed on the north bank of the Wolf River, near Poplarville, Mississippi, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to Brookhaven, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the private-rated pilot received fatal injuries. The flight originated from Ocean Springs, on November 16, 2001, about 0104. A friend of the accident pilot reported that he and the accident pilot were involved in a musical show in Biloxi, Mississippi. They each flew their airplanes (his was a Cessna 172, N739LV) from their homes to Biloxi for the show. On the evening of November 15, 2001, he and the accident pilot flew to Biloxi, and parked their airplanes at the Ocean Springs Airport, in Ocean Springs. After the performance, he and the accident pilot visited with the cast and crew. The accident pilot may have had some beer and wine, he is not sure, but, he did not seem impaired. During the drive back to the airport, to fly home, they stopped at a convenience store so the accident pilot could buy cigarettes. He does not know if the accident pilot bought beer or anything else. At the airport, they each did a preflight inspection of their airplanes, and departed one after the other around 0100. The accident pilot departed first. The accident pilot flew a northerly course for a time. He flew a 300 degree course toward his destination
Probable cause
The pilot's becoming lost and disoriented and his failure to maintain control of the airplane while flying over an unpopulated area on a dark night, which was the result of spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident was the pilot's consuming alcoholic beverages before the flight and the dark night.
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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.
