- Date
- February 19, 1981
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25969Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810219004439A
- Case key
- 126840
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0438 81/2/19 NR.MIAMI,FL CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 109 TIME - 1930 N25969 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALLAHASSEE,FL MIAMI,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- L FUEL GUAGE INDCD 1/4 FULL W 1/4 INCH RMNG.MNVRD TO AVOID PWR LN.FENCE BESIDE ROAD,DARK NGT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25969
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N25969Registration cancelled Jul 14, 2009 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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