- Date
- November 13, 1988, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Arcadia, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N69175Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881113050609A
- Case key
- 7863
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Aircraft departed on a cross country instructional flight. The aircraft landed for fuel at orlando int'l and departed VFR. There were no witnesses. The accident site was located by ELT signal in a treeline that bordered the west end of a large open pasture. Tree impact occurred at approx 20' AGL and wreckage was distributed 310' through a heavily wooded area. There were no radio calls from the aircraft. There was no evidence of pre-impact mechanical or structural failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69175
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282529
- Airframe hours
- 4,142
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Crest One Flight Academy
- Registered owner
- Crest One Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 12, 1988 · 94 hours before
- Destination
- OPF · Opa Locka, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,324 total · 1,604 in this make and model · 3,008 as pilot in command · 314 in the last 90 days · 94 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.