# NTSB ATL92FA111: Cessna 152, N757VN, Lake Waccamaw, NC, June 1, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: June 1, 1992, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Lake Waccamaw, NC
- Coordinates: 34.309101, -78.51036 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3091&lon=-78.5104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 8511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL92FA111
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8511/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA111

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES WHILE OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO CARBURETOR ICING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE WEATHER CONDITION, WHICH WAS FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - single engine aircraft
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - emergency

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, AND THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER. HE STATED THAT BY THE TIME THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER, HE WAS TOO LOW AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE WATER. THE TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT IN THE ACCIDENT AREA AT THE TIME WERE CONDUCIVE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757VN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757VN-1995-06-19), registration cancelled 1995-06-19, S/N 15280039 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15280039
- Airframe hours: 4758
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ahmad, Mirza Sulman
- Registered owner: Bain, James B.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 8, 1992, 170 hours before
- Departed: 14A, LAKE NORMAN, NC
- Destination: ILM, WILMINGTON, NC

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 130 total, 63 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ILM, 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920601017369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601017369A), Jun 1, 1992: Cessna 152, Lake Waccamaw, NC, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Engine quit at low altitude over a lake. Ditched. Passenger drowned. Engine normal. Carburetor icing high in area.

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.

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