- Date
- September 20, 1982, 11:17 local (15:17 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Myers, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N49863Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820920048159A
- Case key
- 70783
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft crashed after the engine lost power. The pilot stated he did not visually check the fuel on the day of the flight. The aircraft was checked after the accident and it contained a negligible amount of fuel. The wings and fuel tanks were not damaged in the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49863
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152-81367
- Airframe hours
- 850
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Leon Schorr
- Registered owner
- Leon Schorr
- Departed
- Ft. Myers, FL
- Destination
- Ft. Myers, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 338 total · 334 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.