- Date
- November 18, 1978
- Place
- Silver Springs, FL · SILVER SPRINGS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N25952Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781118039209A
- Case key
- 138107
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4251 78/11/18 SILVER SPRINGS,FL CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 58 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N25952 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SILVER SPRINGS,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD FLYING LOW OVER LAKE,L/G STRUCK WATER.ACFT FLEW BACK TO ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25952
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Silver Springs
N25952Registration cancelled Jan 12, 2018 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N25952 · 1
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