Accident · 1998-12-31

NTSB case FTW99LA064 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-12-31
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N46285)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The hard landing due to the flight instructor's delayed remedial action to take control of the airplane when the engine lost power. Factors were the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, and the rough and uneven terrain.

Source: NTSB case FTW99LA064

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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