# NTSB MIA83FA225: Cessna A152, N7597L, Homosassa Sprgs, FL, September 6, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: September 6, 1983, 18:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place: Homosassa Sprgs, FL
- Location: 28.8093° N, 82.5408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homosassa Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8093&lon=-82.5408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83FA225
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30805/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA225

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - buzzing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aerobatics - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate surveillance of operation, faa(organization) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS FIRST OBSERVED MAKING LOW PASSES, ALMOST STRIKING TREES & POWER LINES. IT THEN CONTINUED IN A STEEP BANK THROUGH ABOUT 90 DEG OF TURN, ROLLED INVERTED & PITCHED DOWN SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN THE PARKINGLOT OF A CONVENIENCE STORE IN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A 'STRAIGHT DOWN NOSE FIRST' ATTITUDE. TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS REVEALED ALCOHOL LEVELS OF 0.220% BLOOD, 0.229% URINE & 2.364% GASTRIC. AN UNBROKEN, HALF FULL BOTTLE OF LIQUOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE WRECKAGE. ON 1/30/83, AT 0410, THE PLT WAS SPOTTED FLYING RECKLESSLY AT A LOW ALTITUDE. SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, WHO CONFRONTED THE PLT AFTER LANDING, STATED HE SMELLED OF ALCOHOL. HE WAS GIVEN A SOBRIETY TEST WHICH HE PASSED 'APPROXIMATELY AVERAGE.' ON 2/14/83 THE FAA SENT A LETTER TO THE PLT STATING THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED ON 5/5/83 WITH NO ACTION TAKEN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7597L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7597L-1986-03-26), registration cancelled 1986-03-26, S/N A1520822 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: A1520822
- Airframe hours: 973
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: William W. Surrency
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection: Annual, February 10, 1983, 45 hours before
- Departed: BKV, BROOKSVILLE, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 125 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Observed at: GNV, 55 nm away

## 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 19830906047169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830906047169A), Sep 6, 1983: Cessna A152, Homosassa Sprin, FL, Destroyed. Intoxicated pilot stalled and crashed in a parking lot while in a steep low level turn. Had been buzzing the area.

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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