- Date
- December 13, 1979
- Place
- Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N24243Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791213035769A
- Case key
- 132144
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3643 79/12/13 TALLAHASSEE,FL CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1035 TIME - 1840 N24243 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 737 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTONA BEACH,FL TALLAHASSEE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO ADVISE CONTROLLER OF HIS LOW FUEL STATE UNTIL ON FINAL APPROACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24243
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tallahassee Muni
N24243Registration cancelled Jan 14, 2023 · 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.