# NTSB MIA84FA082: Cessna 152, N5408M, Cooper City, FL, February 17, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: February 17, 1984, 15:07 local (20:07 UTC)
- Place: Cooper City, FL
- Coordinates: 26.070772, -80.220512 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0708&lon=-80.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84FA082
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30970/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA082

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - inadequate, check pilot (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

WITNESSES SAW THE ACFT IN A SPIN PRIOR TO IMPACT. THEY STATED THAT THE PLT WAS SEEN DOING PRACTICE AIRWORK IN THE AREA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5408M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5408M-1989-06-21), registration cancelled 1989-06-21, S/N 15284583 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: L5284583
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Eben Air Inc.
- Registered owner: Jeffery Bryson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, January 31, 1984, 64 hours before
- Departed: OPF, OPA-LOCKA, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MIA, 20 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 19840217003849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840217003849A), Feb 17, 1984: Cessna 152, Cooper City, FL, Destroyed. Was observed in a spin and failed to recover. Training flight activities prior to spin not witnessed.

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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