Cessna 152 accident near Piqua, Ohio, October 15, 1997
On October 15, 1997 at about 9:10 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N6154Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Piqua, Ohio (Piqua airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 15, 1997 · about 9:10 pm local time
- Place
- Piqua, Ohio · Piqua · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N6154Q · registry record · serial 15285174
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
While landing on runway 8, the student pilot (SP) stated that the left wing lifted. He applied aileron correction which brought the wing back down, but the plane veered off the left of the runway. Winds reported at an airport about 16 miles south of the accident site, at 1651, and 1751, were from 350 degrees at 8 knots, and from 10 degrees at 12 knots, respectively.
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: 43 hours in all; 43 in this make and model; 31 in the last 90 days; 9 in the last 30 days; 13 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,867 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 1, 1997; 68 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O235L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DAY Dayton OH at 8:10 pm
- Destination: I17 OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 8, 3,997 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:51 pm from DAY, 16 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6154Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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