Cessna 152 accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, June 17, 1984
On June 17, 1984 at about 3:00 am local time, a Cessna 152, registered N93023, was substantially damaged in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 17, 1984 · about 3:00 am local time
- Place
- Indianapolis, Indiana · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N93023 · registry record · serial 85379
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT STATED AIRSPEED APPEARED TOO FAST ON FINAL SO A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. POWER WAS ADVANCED AND PLT RAISED THE FLAPS WHICH WERE FULL DOWN. PLT STATED, WHEN FLAPS CAME UP THE ACFT STARTED SINKING AND IT SETTLED INTO TREES OFF THE END OF RWY. PLT STATED ACFT DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO CLEAR THE TREES. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE PLT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO FLY THE ACFT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 13 hours in all; 13 in this make and model; 7 in the last 90 days; 2 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 843 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 14, 1983; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2E (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 10,000 ft; clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:48 am from IND, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI84LA240.