# Accident 19981112039889A: Cessna 152, Coral Springs, FL, November 12, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 12, 1998, 12:40 local time - Place: Coral Springs, FL - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 26.2707° N, 80.2593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coral Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2707&lon=-80.2593&mi=10 - Aircraft: N65611, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65611-2008-10-08) (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 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA033) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981112039889A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-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. ## 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 MIA99LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA033), Nov 12, 1998: Cessna 152 (N65611), Coral Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.