# Accident 19981114031629A: Cessna 152, Daytona Beach, FL, November 14, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 14, 1998, 13:57 local time - Place: Daytona Beach, FL - Airport: Daytona Beach Regional - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.1906° N, 81.0501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1906&lon=-81.0501&mi=10 - Aircraft: N48882, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48882-2018-01-25) (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: 1 - Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 231 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA016) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981114031629A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT STRUCK HIGH TENSION WIRES AND CRASHED. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 14, 1998, ABOUT 1355 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N48882, EXPERIENCED A FIRE DURING THE CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. THE AIRPALNE WAS OPERATED PHILAIR FLIGHT CENTER, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ORIGINATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS THE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ABOUT FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE DAYTONA BEACH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER THE PILOT REPORTED A FIRE IN THE AIRPLANE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. AS THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK POWER LINES AND THE GROUND. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 14, 1998, ABOUT 1355 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N48882, EXPERIENCED A FIRE DURING THE CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED PHILAIR FLIGHT CENTER, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ORIGINATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS THE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ABOUT FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE DAYTONA BEACH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER THE PILOT REPORTED A FIRE IN THE AIRPLANE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. AS THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK POWER LINES AND THE GROUND. (.4)SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE PILOT ADVISED DEPARTURE CONTROL, 'I NEED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. I'VE GOT FIRE ONBOARD.' APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER, RADAR CONTACT WITH THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST. SEVERAL AIRBORNE WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE COLLIDE WITH POWER LINES PRIOR TO COMING TO REST IN A 6-FT. RETENTION POND. A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE CABIN'S INTERIOR UPHOLSTERY WAS BURNED, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PILOT'S SEAT WAS MELTED AND CHARRED; HOWEVER, THE UNDERNEATH SIDE OF THE CARPET WAS NOT BURNED. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SEVERAL PACKS OF CIGARETTES AND TWO CIGARETTE BUTTS WERE FOUND IN THE PILOT'S FLIGHT BAG. INTERVIEWS WITH FRIENDS OF THE PILOT REVEALED HE WAS A SMOKER. THE PILOT'S AUTOPSY REPORT NOTED THE PRESENCE OF 'DIFFUSE, MODERATE, ANTHRACOTIC RETICUALTION' IN THE LUNGS. ANTHROCOSIS RESULTS FROM THE DEPOSITION OF CARBON DEEP WITHIN THE LUNGS AND IS COMMONLY FOUND IN INDIVIDUALS WHO SMOKE. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S TOXICOLOGY REPORT INDICATED THAT THE URINE ANALYSIS WAS 'NICOTINE/CONTININE POSITIVE.' ## 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 ATL99FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA016), Nov 14, 1998: Cessna 152 (N48882), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An interior cabin fire of undetermined origin. A factor was the power lines impacted during the emergency descent. 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. 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