# Accident 20260303004389A: Cessna 152, Thonotosassa, FL, March 3, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2026, 22:35 local time
- Place: Thonotosassa, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 28.0555° N, 82.3292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0555&lon=-82.3292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N588BR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N588BR) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 246 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260303004389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ENGINE SHUTDOWN DURING FLIGHT AND CRASH LANDED IN FIELD APROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KVDF.

## 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 ERA26LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA135), Mar 3, 2026: Cessna 152 (N588BR), Thonotosassa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N588BR (1)

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

- [Accident 19950725024709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950725024709A), Jul 25, 1995: Cessna 152 (N588BR), Wellsville, UT, Substantial damage. Circling low altitude. Entered downdraft unable recover. Stall mushed to ground impact. Blamed high density altitude

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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