# NTSB MIA79DLD18: Cessna 152, N25952, Silver Springs, FL, November 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1978
- Place: Silver Springs, FL · SILVER SPRINGS, FL
- Location: 29.2192° N, 82.0555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2192&lon=-82.0555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25952-2018-01-12), registration cancelled 2018-01-12, S/N 15280878, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Silver Springs

## 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 19781118039209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118039209A), Nov 18, 1978: Cessna A150K, Silver Springs, FL, Substantial damage. Acft obsvd flying low over lake,l/g struck water. Acft flew back tpt.

## Other investigations on N25952 (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 MIA98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA077), Feb 10, 1998: Cessna 152 (N25952), Georgetown, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff from an unsuitable area of roadway, following a forced landing after the engine had lost power, due to fuel exhaustion; and his failure to maintain clearance…

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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