# Accident 19980315016049A: Cessna 152, La Belle, FL, March 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Airport: La Belle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6409° N, 81.3397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6409&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49551, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49551) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 29 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980315016049A

## Narrative

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

SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. LOST CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND. EXITED RUNWAY INTO ADITCH. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.  LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT, LEFT THE RUNWAY HARD SURFACE AND CONTACTED A DITCH BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY.

## 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 ATL98LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA058), Mar 15, 1998: Cessna 152 (N49551), La Belle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. The gusty crosswind condition was a related factor.

## Other reports on N49551 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830215011399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215011399I), Feb 15, 1983: Cessna 152 (N49551), Meriden, CT, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control on rollout. Veered off runway. Struck a snowbank. Instructor pilot on board.

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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