# Accident 19960313003959A: Cessna 152, Flamingo, FL, March 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1996, 16:47 local time
- Place: Flamingo, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.2703° N, 80.6299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.2703&lon=-80.6299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6174Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6174Q-1997-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960313003959A

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE IN ENGINE. LANDED IN A FIELD. NOSED OVER. NR3 EXHAUST TUBE BROKE AT WELD. MADE UNNECESSARY LANDING.

## 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 ATL96LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA065), Mar 13, 1996: Cessna 152 (N6174Q), Flamingo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing. Failure of the #3 exhaust tube was a related factor.

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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