# Accident 20080414837329A: Cessna 152, Okeechobee, FL, April 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2008, 16:04 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Okeechobee County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2617° N, 80.8583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2617&lon=-80.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67334-2011-05-27) (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: 149 total, 110 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080414837329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A PILOT AND HER PASSENGER, DURING A ROUTINE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND HER PASSENGER LEFT KISSIMMEE, TRAVELED TO STUART, AND THEN INTO OKEECHOBEE WHERE SHE REFUELED FOR HER RETURN TRIP. AT CRUISE SHE ENCOUNTERED AN ENGINE STALL. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO FAR FROM THE AIRPORT FOR A GLIDE, AND NEEDED AN ALTERNATE LANDING LOCATION. THE AREA WAS CONGESTED WITH LIVESTOCK AND POWERLINES, SO SHE MANEUVERED IN A MANNER ALLOWING TOUCHDOWN ON A LOCAL ROAD. HOWEVER, GIVE HER ANGLE THE PLANE ENDED UP IN A DITCH, NOSING OVER INVERTED AND SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN MOVED FROM THE ROADWAY AND STORED AT THE NEARBY FIRE STATION WHERE WE COULD CONDUCT OUR INITIAL INVESTIGATION AND AWAIT TRANSPORTION BACK TO KISSIMMEE.

## 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 NYC08CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA161), Apr 14, 2008: Cessna 152K (N67334), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel contamination, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

## Other reports on N67334 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940807020529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807020529A), Aug 7, 1994: Cessna 152 (N67334), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. Started engine, left wing tie down not removed. Got out removed tiedown turned and walked into idling propeller.
- [Accident 19901216054309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901216054309A), Dec 16, 1990: Cessna 152 (N67334), Palmetto, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Nosed over landing. Student failed to obtain fuel en route per CFI instructions.
- [Incident 19811010075429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010075429I), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 152 (N67334), North Richland, TX. Engine quit in cruise. Aircraft landed in field. Marvel shebler carburetor primary venturi dislodged.

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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