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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Coral Springs, FL · November 12, 1998

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Date
November 12, 1998 · 12:40 local
Place
Coral Springs, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65611
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA033
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
55 total55 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N65611Registration cancelled Oct 8, 2008 · Cessna 152S/N 15281650 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On November 12, 1998, about 1240 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N65611, registered to elide corp., and operated by aircraft development flight airways dba airways, collided with terrain during a forced landing near Coral Springs, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 instructional flgiht. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 0830 from the kendall-tamiami executive airport, miami, Florida. According to FAA personnel, the flight arrived in the area of the destination airport about 1 hour after takeoff but the pilot was unable to locate the airport. He continued looking for the airport then at 1211, squawked 7700. The west palm beach air traffic control tower radar identified the airplane but was unable to achieve 2 way communication with the pilot. The flight continued and the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot landed the airplane to the south on a levee and during the landing roll, the airplane rolled off the left side of the levee. (.4) the pilot stated that the flight departed and af ter reaching his third to the last checkpoint, he could not located his next checkpoint. He orbited the area then became lost and about 3 hours 30 minutes after the flight departed, he contacted the miami afss and advised he was lost, the right fuel tank and empty and the left fuel tank was low on fuel. He then flew away from the congested area expecting to perform a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion and after the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion, he landed the airplane on a dike. During the landing roll, the airplane rolled off the dike and collided with trees. The airplane had been operated for 3.8 hours since takeoff according to the hour meter. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks were empty.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON NOVEMBER 12, 1998, ABOUT 1240 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N65611, REGISTERED TO ELIDE CORP., AND OPERATED BY AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT AIRWAYS DBA AIRWAYS, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLGIHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 0830 FROM THE KENDALL-TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, MIAMI, FLORIDA. ACCORDING TO FAA PERSONNEL, THE FLIGHT ARRIVED IN THE AREA OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT ABOUT 1 HOUR AFTER TAKEOFF BUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE AIRPORT. HE CONTINUED LOOKING FOR THE AIRPORT THEN AT 1211, SQUAWKED 7700. THE WEST PALM BEACH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER RADAR IDENTIFIED THE AIRPLANE BUT WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE 2 WAY COMMUNICATION WITH THE PILOT. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE TO THE SOUTH ON A LEVEE AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LEVEE. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AND AF TER REACHING HIS THIRD TO THE LAST CHECKPOINT, HE COULD NOT LOCATED HIS NEXT CHECKPOINT. HE ORBITED THE AREA THEN BECAME LOST AND ABOUT 3 HOURS 30 MINUTES AFTER THE FLIGHT DEPARTED, HE CONTACTED THE MIAMI AFSS AND ADVISED HE WAS LOST, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND EMPTY AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS LOW ON FUEL. HE THEN FLEW AWAY FROM THE CONGESTED AREA EXPECTING TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON A DIKE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OFF THE DIKE AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR 3.8 HOURS SINCE TAKEOFF ACCORDING TO THE HOUR METER. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCoral Springs, FLThe delay by the pilot to obtain proper assistance after becoming lost/disoriented resulting in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience.Nov 12, 1998 · Substantial damage