Accident · 2000-08-04

NTSB case CHI00LA245 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-08-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N7385W)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: FLIGHT TRAINING LTD. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLIGHT TRAINING LTD.

Probable cause

the water contamination found in the fuel and the pilot misjudging his altitude during the emergency procedure. A factor was the terrain condition of the corn crop.

Source: NTSB case CHI00LA245

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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