Cessna A152 accident near Old Monroe, Missouri, March 8, 1986
On March 8, 1986 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Cessna A152, registered N8143L, was destroyed in an accident near Old Monroe, Missouri. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 8, 1986 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Old Monroe, Missouri · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna A152 · all A152s on the register
- Registration
- N8143L · no longer on the register · serial A1520832
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STU PIC AND HIS INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING FORCED LNDGS TO A CORN STUBBLEFIELD. AS THEY INITIATED A CLIMB FM A SIMULATED FORCED LNDG, THE ACFT CRASHED NOSE LOW, RIGHT WING LOW. NO MECH PBLM WAS FOUND WITH THE FLT CONTROLS OR THE PWRPLANT.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: balloon
- Flight time: 956 hours in all; 153 in this make and model; 59 in the last 90 days; 32 in the last 30 days; 824 as pilot in command; 585 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,083 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 28, 1985; 93 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 1H0 Creve Coeur MO at 5:20 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:51 pm from STL, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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