# Accident 20040911025709A: Cessna 152, Inverness, FL, September 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2004, 09:43 local time
- Place: Inverness, FL
- Airport: Inverness Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8083° N, 82.3164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8083&lon=-82.3164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35FD-2006-10-27) (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 flight hours: 260 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040911025709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 0940 EDT, A CESSNA 152, N35FD, REGISTERED TO GEORGE WILSON BARBER, COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE INVERNESS, FLORIDA AIRPORT (X40). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED MOMENTS BEFORE THE IMPACT FROM THE INVERNESS AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL04CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA179), Sep 11, 2004: Cessna 152 (N35FD), Inverness, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, and his failure to detect the presence of water in the fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent collision with trees and…

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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