SERS · Cessna 152 · 2002-02-21 · Blowing Rock, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL02LA050
Event ID
20020228X00278
Type
Accident
Date
2002-02-21
Location
Blowing Rock, NC, USA
Coordinates
36.131942, -81.542778
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
152
Registration
N757AS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's in-flight decision to continue flight into an area with high winds that resulted in an in-flight encounter with a downdraft and subsequent loss of control of the airplane and collision with terrain.