# Accident 19941231000069A: Cessna 152, New Smyrna Beac, FL, December 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1994, 19:00 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0195° N, 80.9202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0195&lon=-80.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24457-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 9 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941231000069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATTEMPTED FLIGHT IN FOGGY WEATHER. LOST GROUND REFERENCE. INITIATED DIVE TO REGAIN GROUND REFERENCE. STRUCK GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA95LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA052), Jan 1, 1995: Cessna 152 (N24457), New Smyrna Bch., FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BY A NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT, AND THE PILOT'S SUBSEQUENT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS'…

## Other reports on N24457 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880102007949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880102007949I), Jan 2, 1988: Cessna 152 (N24457), Charlotte, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing rollout. Veered off runway. Struck a snowbank.
- [Accident 19851108058309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851108058309A), Nov 8, 1985: Cessna 152 (N24457), Lansing, MI, Substantial damage. Struck wires on a go around to a simulated forced landing, then flew for another hour before landing. Damaged wing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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