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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · New Smyrna Beac, FL · January 13, 2015

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Date
January 13, 2015 · 20:58 local
Place
New Smyrna Beac, FL
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N757ZM
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15FA099
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
415 total30 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N757ZMRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2018 · Cessna 152S/N 15280134 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

No record was found the pilot had received a weather briefing.

The weather reported around the time of departure and at the time of the accident showed the area to be under instrument flight rules and a ceiling of 500'

The aircraft transponder was set at 1200.

The pilot fueled aircraft at approximately 2000 hours and departed massey ranch (X50) airport.

During the course of the flight the pilot transmitted numerous times hello, hello, I don?t where I am. I want to land. I can?t see airport, I want to land. I want to land.

Daytona approach was attempting to contact the aircraft over massey ranch calling hello, hello on radio.

Contact with the aircraft was established with daytona beach approach on guard frequency 121.50.

The air traffic controller attempted to guide the aircraft to new Smyrna airport. The pilot indicated she was at 600 feet and in clouds, controller stated calm down, make a left turn, and I need you to climb. You are descending, I need you to keep climbing, no further intelligible acknowledgement from the pilot was received.

Daytona beach air traffic immediately notified the local authorities of the last known position of the aircraft and according to police reports the aircraft crashed in the vicinity of .4MILES north of the flagler street beach entrance and was found floating in the surf.

As the FAA filed it

NO RECORD WAS FOUND THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING.

THE WEATHER REPORTED AROUND THE TIME OF DEPARTURE AND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT SHOWED THE AREA TO BE UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES AND A CEILING OF 500'

THE AIRCRAFT TRANSPONDER WAS SET AT 1200.

THE PILOT FUELED AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 HOURS AND DEPARTED MASSEY RANCH (X50) AIRPORT.

DURING THE COURSE OF THE FLIGHT THE PILOT TRANSMITTED NUMEROUS TIMES HELLO, HELLO, I DON?T WHERE I AM. I WANT TO LAND. I CAN?T SEE AIRPORT, I WANT TO LAND. I WANT TO LAND.

DAYTONA APPROACH WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT OVER MASSEY RANCH CALLING HELLO, HELLO ON RADIO.

CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH DAYTONA BEACH APPROACH ON GUARD FREQUENCY 121.50.

THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ATTEMPTED TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT TO NEW SMYRNA AIRPORT. THE PILOT INDICATED SHE WAS AT 600 FEET AND IN CLOUDS, CONTROLLER STATED CALM DOWN, MAKE A LEFT TURN, AND I NEED YOU TO CLIMB. YOU ARE DESCENDING, I NEED YOU TO KEEP CLIMBING, NO FURTHER INTELLIGIBLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE PILOT WAS RECEIVED.

DAYTONA BEACH AIR TRAFFIC IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF THE LAST KNOWN POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORTS THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF .4MILES NORTH OF THE FLAGLER STREET BEACH ENTRANCE AND WAS FOUND FLOATING IN THE SURF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA15FA099Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNew Smyrna Beach, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while operating under visual flight rules (VFR) in night, instrument meteorological conditions, likely due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the outcome was the radar controller's failure to…Jan 14, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N757ZM · 1

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

Accident 19800526017169ALevel Off Touchdown · Bunnell, FLPurpoised on landing several times. Collapsed nose gear. Nosed up on runway.May 26, 1980 · Substantial damage