# Accident 19991102042489A: Cessna 152, Tamarac, FL, November 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1999, 11:37 local time
- Place: Tamarac, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2093° N, 80.2698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2093&lon=-80.2698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N924JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N924JH-2000-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 78 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991102042489A

## Narrative

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

(.4)A WITNESS STATED HE WAS FLYING SOUTHBOUND EN ROUTE TO FXE AT ABOUT 1,000 FEET AND HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE ABOUT 200 TO 300 FEET BELOW THE 2,000-FOOT CEILING, IN AN EXTREME NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE. HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE ROLL TO THE LEFT, PITCH NOSE DOWN AND DESCEND IN A SPIN TO THE LEFT, COLLIDING WITH THE EVERGLADES. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE, FLIGHT CONTROLS, ENGINE AND PROPELLER SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE CESSNA 152, SECTION 4, NORMAL PROCEDURES, STATES THAT SPIN ENTRIES SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED AT A HIGH ENOUGH ALTITUDE SO THAT RECOVERIES ARE COMPLETED 4,000 OR MORE ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE MANUAL FURTHER STATES THAT AT LEAST 1,000 FEET OF ALTITUDE LOSS SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR A 1-TURN SPIN AND RECOVERY, AND THAT IN ANY CASE, ENTRIES SHOULD BE PLANNED SO THAT RECOVERIES ARE COMPLETED AT LEAST 1,500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.                               (.4)CESSNA 152 N924JH WAS OBSERVED AT 1137 LOCAL TIME TO STALL AND SPIN TO THE LEFT FOR AT LEAST 2 FULL TURNS  AND THEN IMPACT THE EVERGLADES IN APPROX 5 FEET OF WATER.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  ONE FATALITY-THE PILOT.

## 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 MIA00FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA019), Nov 2, 1999: Cessna 152 (N924JH), Tamarac, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in the airplane stalling and entering a spin to the left at an inadequate altitude and his failure to apply spin recovery emergency procedures prior…

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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