MIA80DLD02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Sebastian, FL · October 28, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 28, 1979
Place
Sebastian, FL · SEBASTIAN, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N64923Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791028033199A
Case key
133318

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3683  79/10/28 NR.SEBASTIAN,FL       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N64923              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FL            MELBOURNE,FL                 PUNTA GORDA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BECAME DISORIENTED DRG SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N64923
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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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.